Food Porn Friday 12.13.2019
This burger packs a punch. It's spicy, filling, and warm. Serve it on a bun, or on a salad. Send me pictures of how you dress yours!
- foil or parchment paper
- potato masher, fork, or food processor
1 can black beans, about 15 ounces
1 cup fresh spinach, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup saltine cracker crumbs
1/2 cup Portabella mushrooms, coarsely chopped
1 tbsp fresh garlic, minced
2 tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Open, drain and rinse beans. Line sheet pan with foil or parchment paper. Spread beans evenly on lined pan. Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool. Increase oven temperature to 375 degrees F.
In your mixing bowl, gently mix the cracker crumbs with ALL DRY seasonings and parmesan cheese. When beans are just warm, add to bowl. Add egg, hot sauce, garlic, mushrooms and spinach. Mash with fork or potato masher -OR- Blend all wet ingredients quickly in a food processor (do not puree), then add to dry ingredients.
Using your hands, or a rubber spatula, mix everything together well. Just like making hamburgers.
Place a plate on your food scale, and set your measurement to "grams". Put a fresh piece of foil or parchment paper on your sheet pan. You may spray the foil with a non-stick cooking spray if you desire.
Using your hands, divide bean mixture into 100 gram balls (measure with your scale). Form each ball into a patty about 1/2 inch thick, and place on sheet pan. Discard any unused bean mixture - raw egg is dangerous!
Put your sheet pan into a 375 degree F oven. Bake 10 minutes, remove and flip, back in for 10 more.
Remove from oven and eat! Top 'em with fresh avocado and a little tomato for added healthy fats and delicious Vitamin C!
You can allow your patties to cool, and wrap them up if you plan on using them later. To reheat, you can put them on the grill, back in the oven for 10-15 minutes or warm them in a frying pan. The bean patties will keep in the refrigerator for about 5 days. Beyond that they will be dry, and just generally inedible.
This recipe makes 4 (four) 100 gram (precooked weight) patties.
Nutrition label from VeryWellFit.com