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Baked Black Bean Quinoa Burgers with Avocado

Smoky, cumin-spiced black bean and quinoa patties bake up crisp outside and tender inside, topped with lime-mashed avocado and juicy tomato slices on toasted whole-wheat bread.

Baked Black Bean Quinoa Burgers with Avocado

Ingredients

  • 2 cups344 gBlack beans, canned, drained and rinsedpatted dry
  • ⅓ cup60 gQuinoa, dryrinsed
  • ⅔ cup150 gWater
  • ½ cup chopped80 gYellow onionfinely chopped
  • 2 cloves6 gGarlicminced
  • 1 large50 gEggsbeaten
  • ⅓ cup40 gPlain dry breadcrumbs
  • 1½ tsp3 gGround cumin
  • 1¼ tsp3 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • 1 tbsp15 gOlive oildivided
  • 8 slices256 gWhole-wheat bread8 slices, used as buns
  • 1 whole200 gAvocado
  • 2 tsp10 gLime juice
  • 1½ medium200 gTomatoessliced
  • 1¼ cups chopped60 gRomaine lettuceleaves

Steps

  1. Bring the water and quinoa to a boil in a small pot, cover, and simmer on low for 15 minutes until the water is absorbed; spread on a plate to cool slightly.
  2. Meanwhile, heat half of the olive oil in a small pan over medium heat and cook the onion for 5 minutes until soft; add the garlic and cook 1 minute more.
  3. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment.
  4. In a large bowl, mash the black beans with a fork, leaving some chunks.
  5. Add the cooked quinoa, onion and garlic, egg, breadcrumbs, cumin, paprika, salt and black pepper to the beans and mix well.
  6. Shape the mixture into 4 patties about 3/4 inch thick, set them on the baking sheet and brush the tops with the remaining half of the olive oil.
  7. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, flipping halfway, until crisp and the centers reach 160°F (71°C).
  8. While the patties bake, mash the avocado with the lime juice.
  9. Toast the whole-wheat bread slices in the oven for the last 5 minutes.
  10. Build each burger: a bread slice, romaine, a patty, the avocado mash and tomato slices, then a second bread slice.

Check labels: Dairy-free when you buy plain dry breadcrumbs and whole-wheat bread made without milk.

Contains: Egg, Gluten. Some brands contain milk, soy.

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