This isn’t my first tango with trying to find an acceptable bean “burger”. There are many bland options, but let me tell you how I came up with this black bean patty. Whole Foods has this hot bar with all kinds of healthy, yummy options. One of them was a black bean burger. It had a little bit of heat in it, and I could taste a little bit of tomato paste. But, it surpassed any bland ole bean burger I’d ever tried.
So, of course, as all good researchers do, I googled Whole Foods black bean patty, hoping I’d somehow come across the recipe. No such luck, but I did come across this one. But it was missing the heat and the tomato paste, so I played around with the ingredients and came up with today’s simple black bean patty recipe.
So I would consider this a light meal (but filling, for me anyway!). They’d be perfect to take for lunch. I think these could even work as a fancy side dish, maybe. And, I think these would also work great to freeze and cook whenever you need one (so perhaps double or triple to get your money’s worth).
Simple Black Bean Patty
Ingredients
- 1 can black beans 4 ½ ounces can, drained and rinsed
- ½ medium onion chopped
- 1 medium egg
- 1 cup bread crumbs whole wheat
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon basil
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes more if you like heat
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 small pack cheese shredded, optional
- 1 cup Pico de gallo optional
- 1 medium avocado sliced
Instructions
- Mash black beans in a bowl with a potato masher.
- Add onion, egg, bread crumbs, oregano, basil, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and tomato paste.
- Form into patties.
- Heat olive oil in a sauté pan. When it’s warm, add your patties. Cook for three minutes or until browned and flip. Add cheese. Cover pan with top or a baking sheet to melt the cheese. Cook for additional three minutes or until cooked through.
- Top with fresh pico and sliced avocado.