Recipe - Black Bean Burgers (Curtis)

SALSA
1 small Ripe avocado, peeled,;
pitted and chopped
1 cup Good quality prepared salsa

BURGERS
2 cup Cooked black beans,; rinsed
and drained
2 tablespoon Bulgur
2 tablespoon Sour cream
2 tablespoon Chopped scallions
1 tablespoon Chopped parsley
One half teaspoon Ground cumin
Hot pepper sauce to taste
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Peanut oil (for cooking
burgers)
Slices Monterey Jack cheese
Sesame seed or onion burger
buns

Salsa: in mixing bowl, gently stir together avocado and salsa until well
blended. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Burgers: combine black
beans, bulgur, sour cream, scallion. Parsley, cumin, hot pepper sauce, salt
and black pepper in bowl of food processor. Process until mixture is
chopped, but not pureed. Divide and form mixture into 4 burgers. Wrap and
refrigerate about 30 minutes to 1 hour before cooking. Heat oil in skillet
over medium heat. Fry burgers in hot oil about 5 minutes on each side or
until brown and crisp. Place slices of cheese on burgers during the last
minute of cooking time. Serve burgers with salsa and your favorite
condiments if desired.
Recipe By :MEALS WITHOUT MEAT SHOW #5005

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #272

Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 07:52:25 0500

From: Meg Antczak meginny@frontiernet.net