Salsa-Black Bean Burgers

Salsa-Black Bean Burgers

from eatingwell.com
Entree
30 min
8 servings
404 kcal / serving

Salsa and some pantry staples give this vegetarian bean burger recipe tons of flavor. We use crushed tortilla chips to bind the burgers together, making them a great vehicle for using up those crumbs that inevitably fall to the bottom of the bag.

Ingredients

  • ½ cupprepared salsa
  • 2cans low-sodium black beans, rinsed
  • 1 cupwell-crushed tortilla chips
  • ½ cupgrated white onion
  • 1 largeegg, beaten
  • 3 tablespoonsmayonnaise
  • 4 teaspoonschili powder
  • 2 teaspoonsground cumin
  • ¾ teaspoonsalt
  • 3 tablespoonsavocado oil or canola oil, divided
  • 8whole-grain burger buns, toasted
  • ½ cupprepared guacamole
  • 8slices tomato slices
  • 1 cupsprouts
  • ½ cupthinly sliced red onion

Directions

  1. 1

    Place salsa in a fine-mesh sieve and stir a few times to drain excess liquid. Mash beans with a potato masher in a large bowl until no whole ones remain. Stir in the drained salsa, tortilla chips, grated onion, egg, mayonnaise, chili powder, cumin and salt. Let stand 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Form the bean mixture into 8 burgers about 3 inches wide (1/3 cup each).

  3. 3

    Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, add 4 burgers and cook until browned and heated through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Repeat with the remaining oil and burgers. Serve the burgers on buns with guacamole, tomato slices, sprouts and red onion.