Black Bean Burgers

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 55 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 (16 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked oats
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 8 hamburger buns

Recipe

• 1 coarsely mash the beans with a fork or potato masher.
• 2 mix together the mashed beans, oats, and next 5 ingredients.
• 3 shape mixture into 8 patties.
• 4 mix together the flour and cornmeal; dredge patties in flour mixture.
• 5 let the oil get hot in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat; cook the patties for 5 minutes on each side or until lightly browned; drain on paper towels.
• 6 serve on buns ( toasted buns work well).