Yesterday I had the great pleasure of entertaining an old friend from college who has since gotten married to a football coach, moved to Maine, recently landed a job as the Director of Development at Chabad at Princeton University…and also writes profusely for the Daily Muse and her blog, Grab a Latte. Clearly, a tough lady to pin down, but she is in DC for work and was able to come by my house for lunch with me – double win!
Neither of us is a vegetarian, but I’ve been getting inquiries about veggie burgers recently and decided to try see what I could do with some good old-fashioned blind experimentation. I had cooked up a bunch of barley, which by itself is bland, but loaded with soluble fiber…found a can of black beans on my shelf that I’d forgotten about, and I was off to a protein and fiber-filled veggie burger! With possibly the best alliterative name a veggie burger has ever had, plus some cilantro and lime for seasonings, this one delicious and satisfying (is it wrong that I think it’d be awesome topped with some avocado…and a piece of bacon?).
I served it bunless (there’s already plenty of good carbs from the beans, barley, and bread crumbs!) on a kale salad with lemon and parmesan, and a few spoonfuls of my Simplest Avocado Bean dip. We had a pumpkin mousse for dessert – that one needs some more tweaking, will share the recipe in the future! I’m always on the lookout for more veggie/meatless burger recipes – what’s your favorite?
Black Bean Barley Burger
Ingredients
- 2 c black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1.5 c cooked barley
- 1 egg
- 1 lime’s juice
- 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 c bread crumbs
- 2 Tbsp cooking oil
Directions:
In a large bowl, mash the black beans and barley together with a potato masher until sticky. Add the egg and lime juice; mash more. Stir in cilantro. Put bread crumbs on a plate or large bowl and form 6 patties, covering each with crumbs. Heat oil in a pan and sautee each patty, flipping once, until golden on each side.
Hi – love your veggie post and just wanted to let you know that I nominated you for the Leibster Award http://theherbivorehouse.wordpress.com/2013/09/15/leibster-award/
Thanks! It looks like I have to fill out some questions to be considered, is that right?
that’s the deal 🙂
Ok cool I’ll work on it!