Black Bean Burger and Fries

INGREDIENTS:

• ½ cup dry brown rice, cooked (makes about 1 1/2 cups - do this ahead of time to save time!)

• 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water

• 1 cup black beans

• ½ cup oat flour

• 2 tsp garlic powder

• 1 tbsp ground cumin

• 2 tbsp ketchup

• 2 Potatoes (per person)

• ½ tsp ground cumin

• ½ tsp garlic powder

• Ketchup

• Burger buns

• Tomato

• Red Onion

• Arugula

DIRECTIONS:

1. Prepare your flax “egg” by mixing 1 tbsp ground flax with 3 tbsp water and set aside. 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees 3. In a food processor, combine ½ cup of black beans with the flax egg, garlic powder, cumin, and ketchup. Blend until a uniform paste forms. 4. Add in 1 cup of cooked brown rice and pulse to combine the mixture 5. Use a spatula to place the burger mix into a bowl, then stir in the remaining ½ cup of black beans, cooked brown rice, and ½ cup of oat flour. There should be no dry spots in the batter and it should be very thick! 6. Form 6 burger patties (it helps to have your hands wet for this step) and place them on a silicone mat or parchment paper lined baking tray 7. Bake for 40 minutes, flipping the burgers halfway through 8. Create your vegan burger as you wish! I used a burger bun, red onion, tomato, and arugula.

*For the fries, I chopped up 2 Russet Potatoes and coated them in ½ tsp each cumin and garlic powder, then baked them at 400F for 35 minutes on a nonstick silicone mat

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