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Cumin Black Bean Burgers with Smashed Avocado

Name: Cumin Black Bean Burgers with Smashed Avocado
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2½ cups (430 g) Black beans, canned, drained and rinsed, patted dry; ¾ cup (60 g) Old-fashioned rolled oats; 1 large (50 g) Eggs, beaten; ½ medium (60 g) Red onion, finely chopped; 2 cloves (6 g) Garlic, minced; 2 tsp (4 g) Ground cumin; 1¼ tsp (3 g) Paprika (sweet or smoked), smoked; ⅔ cup chopped (10 g) Fresh cilantro, chopped; 2 tbsp (30 g) Lime juice, divided; ¼ tsp (2 g) Salt, divided; ½ tsp (1 g) Black pepper; 1 tbsp (15 g) Olive oil; 1 whole (200 g) Avocado; 1½ medium (200 g) Tomatoes, sliced into rounds; 8 slices (256 g) Whole-wheat bread, 8 slices, toasted

Crisp-edged, smoky black bean patties with a soft center, topped with lime-bright smashed avocado and juicy tomato on toasted whole-wheat bread.

Skillet
40 min · 30 min hands-on
Serves 4
Vegetarian
Dairy-free

Over 60 g carbs
Protein 20 g+
Fiber 6 g+
Sat fat 4 g or less

Ingredients

2½ cups430 gBlack beans, canned, drained and rinsedpatted dry
¾ cup60 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
1 large50 gEggsbeaten
½ medium60 gRed onionfinely chopped
2 cloves6 gGarlicminced
2 tsp4 gGround cumin
1¼ tsp3 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantrochopped
2 tbsp30 gLime juicedivided
¼ tsp2 gSaltdivided
½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
1 tbsp15 gOlive oil
1 whole200 gAvocado
1½ medium200 gTomatoessliced into rounds
8 slices256 gWhole-wheat bread8 slices, toasted

Steps

Prepare first: chop the red onion and cilantro, mince the garlic, beat the egg, and slice the tomato.
In a large bowl, mash the black beans with a fork until mostly broken but still a little chunky.
Pulse or crush the oats until coarse, then add them to the beans with the egg, red onion, garlic, cumin, smoked paprika, cilantro, half the lime juice, half the salt and the black pepper. Mix well and let rest 10 minutes so the oats firm the mixture.
Shape the mixture into 4 patties about 3/4 inch thick.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the patties 5 to 6 minutes per side until deeply browned and heated through to 160°F (71°C) in the center.
While the patties cook, mash the avocado with the remaining half of the lime juice and the remaining half of the salt.
Toast the whole-wheat bread slices.
Spread the smashed avocado on 4 slices of toast, add a patty, top with the tomato slices, and close with the remaining 4 slices. Serve warm.

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

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

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