BLACK BEAN AND PLANTAIN VEGGIE BURGER RECIPE

Black Bean Plantain Veggie Burgers with Avocado

By Kathy Patalsky

This is a great recipe for a veggie burger, I have not tried it with a plaintain before.  Plantains are from the banana family but have more starch than bananas so is great to cook with.  

Ingredients

1 ripe plantain, large (blackened peel)

plantain skillet: 1 tsp virgin coconut oil

1 can black beans, drained and rinsed

1/4 cup hemp seeds

1 1/2 Tbsp tahini

1 Tbsp fresh lime juice

1/4 cup red onion, chopped

2 Tbsp finely chopped coriander or flat-leaf parsley

1-2 Tbsp oat flour (to help bind)

1/4 tsp salt + 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

toppings: sliced onion, lettuce, sliced avocado, tomato salsa, vegan mayonaise

Instructions

For the plantains, you will be adding 1 cup of the cooked plantains to the burgers, the leftover rounds can be served on the side.  Slice the plantains into thin rounds.  Warm a pan over high heat and add 1 tsp oil.  Add the rounds to the oiled pan and cook 1-2 minutes on each side. They will slightly brown. Add a splash of water if the pan gets too dry.  Remove plantains from pan and measure off 1 cup of the rounds. Add that 1 cup to a large mixing bowl.  To the mixing bowl add - black beans, cayenne pepper, salt, onion, hemp seeds, tahini, lime, coriander and oat flour. Using a fork or potato masher, mash well until all the beans are mashed and split. 

Warm a pan over medium-high heat and add 1 tsp oil.  Form patty mixture into round patties and place in the hot, oiled pan.  Continue until all the mixture is used up.  Cook for 1-3 minutes on each side to brown.   You could also cook them more in the oven at 175 degrees C for another ten minutes. You can then leave the patties in the warm oven until ready for serving.

Serve in a bun with whatever you like such as mayonnaise, tomato salsa and avocado.