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Black Bean Burgers with Mushrooms and Onions

Crisp-edged, smoky black bean patties topped with jammy caramelized onions and savory mushrooms, served bunless on crunchy romaine.

Black Bean Burgers with Mushrooms and Onions

Ingredients

  • 2¾ cups480 gBlack beans, canned, drained and rinsedpatted dry
  • 1 large50 gEggsbeaten
  • ½ cup60 gPlain dry breadcrumbs
  • 2 cloves6 gGarlicminced
  • 1½ tsp3 gGround cumin
  • 1¼ tsp3 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • 2 medium220 gYellow onionthinly sliced
  • 4 cups sliced280 gWhite mushroomssliced
  • 2½ tbsp36 gOlive oil
  • 1¾ tsp10 gWorcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp1 gDried thyme
  • ½ cup shredded60 gCheddar cheesesliced
  • 4¼ cups chopped200 gRomaine lettucelarge leaves, washed and dried
  • 2 medium240 gTomatoessliced

Steps

  1. Prepare first: pat the black beans dry, mince the garlic, thinly slice the onion, slice the mushrooms, slice the cheddar and tomato, and wash and dry the romaine leaves.
  2. In a bowl, mash the black beans with a fork, leaving some pieces whole. Stir in the egg, breadcrumbs, garlic, cumin, smoked paprika, half the salt and the black pepper. Shape into 4 patties about 3/4 inch thick and chill while you cook the topping.
  3. Heat one third of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, for 12 minutes until soft and golden.
  4. Add another third of the olive oil and the mushrooms to the onion with the thyme and the remaining half of the salt. Cook 8 minutes until the mushrooms are browned, then stir in the Worcestershire sauce. Transfer the topping to a bowl and wipe out the skillet.
  5. Heat the remaining third of the olive oil in the skillet over medium heat. Cook the patties 5 minutes per side until crisp and browned; the egg-bound patties should reach 160°F (71°C) in the center.
  6. In the last minute, lay the cheddar on the patties and cover the skillet to melt it.
  7. Set each patty on romaine leaves, top with tomato slices and the mushroom-onion topping, and wrap or eat with a knife and fork.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Fish, Gluten. Some brands contain soy.

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