My buddy Francisco and I got together recently and made these “burgers.” Sometimes his recipes are so good I seriously consider joining him as a vegan. Then I come to my senses. But vegan or not, these sliders are awesome! Try them and you just might want to convert too.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for sauteing
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cloves minced garlic
1 medium chipotle pepper, seeded & finely diced
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup cooked brown rice
1 1/2 tsp lime juice {I used bottled}
3 tablespoons panko breadcrumbs
3 tablespoons cilantro, minced
Directions
Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a skillet on medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent. Add garlic, chipotle pepper, cumin, salt and pepper and saute for 3 more minutes. Put onion mixture into a food processor, and add black beans, rice and lime juice. Pulse just until chopped, but not pureed.
Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Mix in the breadcrumbs and cilantro, and stir until combined.
Form into 8 equal patties {roughly 1/4 cup each} and place on baking sheet lined with plastic wrap {I use a Silpat. It’s the only way to go!}. Move pan to refrigerator and let chill for at least 30 minutes. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet on medium heat. Cook sliders for 3-4 minutes per side. Serve on buns with all the normal burger fixins’.
Check out this awesome cookbook for more tasty vegan recipes:
The Happy Herbivore Cookbook: Over 175 Delicious Fat-Free and Low-Fat Vegan Recipes
Lisa says
You post the best recipes! Added this one to my “favorites”!
Robin says
These were delicious!!! I did not have a Chipotle pepper, but used a red pepper instead and did not have panko breadcrumbs and used Italian breadcrumbs, but they were still delicious. I realize now why to chill them in the fridge (did not do this as we were hungry and did not want to wait). I had two last night for dinner and they were good, but after sitting in the fridge overnight and letting all the flavors blend, they are great. Thanks for the recipe.
Idaho Girl says
Hi Mavis, I’d be nice to print your recipe without all the pictures! Thanks 🙂
Mavis Butterfield says
Printing printer friendly recipes from the site is easier than you may think! There is a green PRINT tab at the bottom of each post. You can chose to print as a PDF, or remove the images in the recipe to make it more printer friendly. Sometimes the remove images is found in a drop down menu for print sizes but it should always give you the option to take them out! Or you go old school and copy and paste it into a Word doc. Not simple and I know it’s an extra step, but it will cut down on wasted ink. If you need a photo pop on over here: https://www.onehundreddollarsamonth.com/ask-mavis-cool-ted-talk-best-christmas-cookie-recipes-print-recipes/