A healthy tasty burger with black beans and sweet potato. Shared by Rachel Detroit for the Live Cook-Along.
Black Bean Burger
● Boil 1 cup of cubed sweet potato! (~1 medium potato)
● 1 flax egg (Add 1 tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 3 tbsps. water, and let it stand for 10 minutes)
[Boiling instructions: Cube the potatoes and add them to a pot with water. Bring the water to a boil & reduce heat to medium low. Cover the pot with a lid and let simmer until fork-tender, about 10 minutes for small and/or cubed potato.] **Do not overcook, burger will be too mushy**
Cheese sauce (same batch for burger and mac and cheese on live Cook-Along)
Boil:
● 3 medium peeled, Yukon Gold Potatoes
● 1-2 large, peeled carrots
● 1 medium onion
*Save 1 cup of the boiled potato water. *
[Boiling instructions: add all contents into the same pot. Bring to a boil. Let simmer for 15-20 minutes until everything is very soft.]
1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat and preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 Celsius or Gas Mark 7).
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat for 2 minutes and add the onions. Cook for 5 minutes, add a tbsp of water if they start to stick. Add the garlic and cook for a couple more minutes.
3. Place the cooked onions, garlic, beans and rest of the burger ingredients, except into the sweet potatoes, into the food processor. Pulse 2-3 times. Remove the lid and scrape down the sides.
4. Add the sweet potato and pulse a few more times. Everything should be combined but not too mushy. We want chunks of beans and sweet potatoes!
5. Place the mixture into a bowl and combine it more with your hands if you like.
6. Form 8 patties and place on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
7. Bake at 425 degrees F (225 Celsius / Gas Mark 7) for 13 minutes, take out! Flip and bake for 10 minutes more.
8. Let cool, the burgers will firm up more.
Serve with a Whole grain OMS compliant bread/bun (I like Ezekiel bread with sesame seeds) and the following condiments:
Recipe by Rachel Detroit for the Live Cook-Along.