Black Bean Burgers

INGREDIENTS

2 cups cooked black beans 

2 tbsp tahini or sunflower butter 

1 tsp garlic powder

1/2 white onion

1/2 cup cooked quinoa

1 cup button mushrooms 

1 clove of garlic, minced

1 cup rolled oats

1 tbsp flax meal

1 tsp smoked paprika

2 tbsp organic miso

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp dried or fresh oregano 

1 tbsp mustard

Sea salt & pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Use a food processor or by hand, chop the onion finely. Remove and save for later.

2. Add 1c rolled oats into the empty food processor and pulse until its semi-ground into a coarse flour. You can also just use oat flour and skip this step. 

3. Finely chop the mushrooms into 1/2 inch cubes. Heat up a medium frying pan, add 1 tbsp avocado oil (use broth if you are oil-free), minced garlic, and sauté for about 5 minutes. Now add the chopped onions and sauté for another 3-4 minutes.

4. Into the food processor with the oat flour, add the smoked paprika, organic miso. garlic powder, cumin, flax meal, oregano, tahini, and the mustard. Pulse to mix (around 1 minute). 

5. Last, add the black beans, mushroom, and onions.

6. Pulse to mix (around 30 seconds). Do not over-process, as it is nice to have some texture. Transfer the mixture into a large bowl, and mix in the cooked quinoa.

7.Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out full balls of the mixture onto a parchment paper-lined baking tray, flatten with your hand into burger shapes.

8. Bake at 350F for about 20 minutes.