Black Bean Burgers and Sweet Potato Fries
Vegetarian and gluten-free quinoa-black bean burgers. These can be done two ways; on a burger bun, or make it a lettuce wrap! Also, my husband loves to add bacon to his!
Servings 4 Servings
Ingredients
Sweet Potato Fries
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch or arrowroot starch
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
Black Bean Burgers
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1/2 onion
- 1 large clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 1 egg or flax egg
- 1 15 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup flour or starch
To Assemble
- Buns gluten-free if needed, optional
- Lettuce
- Ketchup
- Mayonnaise
- Hot sauce
- Cooked Bacon optional
- Whatever else you love! You do you.
Instructions
Sweet Potato Fries
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Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 400F
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Cut the ends of the sweet potatoes off, and slice into 1/4” slabs. Slice again into fries that are 1/4” wide and 1/4’ thick.
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In a large bowl, add the sweet potatoes and starch, toss to combine. Add the olive oil, salt, and chili powder, toss to combine.
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Arrange the sweet potatoes on the large baking sheet, careful not to overcrowd.
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Bake for 40 minutes, tossing halfway through.
Burgers
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Preheat the oven at 400F. And line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Cook the quinoa according to package directions and allow to cool.
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In the bowl of a food processor, add the walnuts, onion, and garlic. Process until finely minced.
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Add the cumin, chili, sea salt, hot sauce, egg, 1/2 cup of the quinoa, and 1 cup of black beans. Process until almost smooth.
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Add the mixture to the bowl and fold in the remaining quinoa, black beans, and flour. The mixture may be wet, that is normal.
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Using a 1/3 cup measuring cup lined with cling wrap, form burgers. Using the bottom of the measuring cup, lined with cling wrap, lightly press down on the burgers to flatten a little.
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Bake for 40 minutes, flipping halfway through. If sweet potato fries are still cooking, then these can go in the same oven on the lower rack.
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Assemble your burgers to your pleasure and enjoy!
