veggie burgers

if you want meatless burgers, but cannot afford Beyond/Impossible burgers, you will want to try these veggie burgers.

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small yellow onion peeled and diced
• 2 cloves garlic minced and peeled
• ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon coarse salt
• ¼ fresh ground black pepper
• 1 14 ounce can of black beans, drained & rinsed
• ½ cup cooked brown rice
• 1 tablespoon fine chopped cilantro
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 tablespoons safflower oil
• a bun

1. Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium-low heat.
2. Saute the onion, garlic, and cumin together until softened and fragant, about 7 min.
3. Add the salt,pepper,beans and rice and cook, stirring, for 7 minutes
4. Add the cilantro and mash the mixer with a potato masher just to combine and get some coheshion- you want the burgers to have texture!!!
5. Let the mixture cool until it is easy to handle.
6. Form the mixture into 4 patties.
7. Put the burgers in the fridge for a few hours.
8. Dust both sides with flour
9. Heat the safflower oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and brown the burgers on both sides, about a minute on both sides.
10. Serve on the buns with your favorite toppings and enjoy!