Saturday, 22 November 2014

Recipe #60: Black Bean Burger

Similar to recipe #22 -  Falafel

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  • 100gr of soaked chickpeas
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • sea salt
  • black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 4-5 tablespoons of flour
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
  • 1 can black beans
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • cayenne pepper
  • sunflower oil (2 -4 tablespoons)



Method

Place the dry chickpeas, half the can of beans (drained), the olive oil, the lemon juice, the seasoning, the onion, the garlic cloves and half of the flour into a food processor. Chop until it's a smooth (grey) paste. Now add the remaining beans and flour.
Place this paste into the fridge for some hours so it doesn't fall apart when you try to mould it into burgers.
Sprinkle some flour onto a dish and spoon some of the bean paste into the shape of a burger - I used a cookie cutter to help. Sprinkle the top with flour again (or flour and sesame seeds).
In a pan heat some sunflower oil and fry slightly the burger on both sides (1-2 minutes per side should be enough).

Serve inside a burger bun, with salad (picture), fries... whatever you like.