Ingredients:
* 2 cups black beans cooked (Shelley cooks extra and freezes*)
* 1 Tbsp cooking oil
* 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped fine
* 1/2 cup red onion, chopped fine
* 1 large stalk celery, chopped fine
* 2 - 4 cloves garlic minced (depends how much you like garlic)
* 2 tsp cumin
* 2 tsp paprika
* 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
* Salt and pepper to taste
* 1/4 cup hummus
* 1 Tbsp soy sauce or Braggs Liquid Aminos
* 1/2 cup quick oats
* 2 slices dry whole wheat bread crumbled into tiny pieces (hint: blender or food processor works great)
Directions:
- Heat oil in a frying pan on medium low
- Sauté garlic & onion in oil until soft
- Add the celery & pepper, fry until softened
- Mix in the herbs & spices and heat through
- Mash or puree half the beans
- Add reserved beans and all other ingredients EXCEPT hummus and liquid seasoning
- Mix well by hand
- Add enough of the hummus or liquid seasoning to moisten mixture fairly well
- Mixture may seem a little sticky, but it’s better than a bit dry, because they WILL dry out while cooking
- Form 10 flat patties and cook on medium until brown, approx. 10 min per side
- Fantastic with a little brown mustard, horseradish and sweet pickle
Here are a few suggestions from Savvy Veg for this recipe:
* If you use a food processor, reserve half the beans to add whole, according to Shelley's directions
* If you don't have hummus, don't substitute, just add another 1 - 2 Tbsp of oil, liquid seasoning, tahini, tomato sauce or ketchup
* Sautéing the veg medium shortens the cooking time, reduces the moisture, and mellows the garlic & onion
* These are great on whole wheat burger buns with standard burger fixings - lettuce, tomato, mayo, ketchup, mustard. We added avocado and cucumber too