Black Bean Burger with Avocado Pesto

Ingredients

  • 1 can (15oz) black beans
  • 1 cup cooked mushrooms
  • 1 onion (around 1/4 cup)
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/4 cup fresh packed basil or 1 tbsp dried basil
  • Handful of sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp salt, or to taste
  • Oil for frying
  • 4 burger buns
  • Ketchup
  • Lettuce
  • Tomatoes
  • Purple cabbage
  • 2 1/2 cups packed basil leaves
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts or cashews
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp salt, or to taste
  • 3 tbsp fresh avocado
  • 2 tsp lemon juice

Preparation

  1. In a pan, sauté the onions, garlic, mushrooms, and sun-dried tomatoes.

  2. Transfer everything to a food processor.

  3. Add in the flour and breadcrumbs.

  4. Add in the basil and salt.

  5. Quickly process without over-processing to leave some chunks.

  6. Dip hands in water and form mixture into patties.

  7. Heat a pan with 1-2 tbsp oil.

  8. Cook patties over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown.

  9. For Avocado Pesto: Add basil pesto, avocado, and lemon juice into a food processor and blend. Adjust taste as needed.

  10. For Basil Pesto: Process basil leaves, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts or cashews, lemon juice, and salt until smooth and store in a jar.

  11. Assemble the burgers with buns, black bean patties, avocado pesto, ketchup, lettuce, tomatoes, and purple cabbage.

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