Black Bean Slider

Looking for the perfect Meatless Monday meal? These spicy Black Bean Sliders are tough to resist, even for your meat-loving friends. Brown these flavourful, vegetarian and moist burger patties either on the backyard grill at a summer barbecue, or indoors in a skillet for a weeknight dinner. Or you can make miniature black bean sliders as an appetizer that vegetarians and carnivores will clamor for!

Black Bean Slider Recipe

Makes 6 patties

Ingredients

• 1-15 ounce can organic, low-sodium black beans – drained well
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 2 cloves garlic – minced
• ¼ cup green onion – sliced, reserve a few for garnish
• jalapenos – diced, optional
• 1-2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• lime wedges – garnish
• 6 Grainless Rolls

Directions

1. In a medium sized mixing bowl add black beans.  With the back of a fork smash about ¾ of the beans into a paste.  Add to the bowl cumin, garlic, green onion, and jalapenos.  Form beans into 6 patties, the same diameter of your biscuits.  Set aside.
2. Pop rolls in the oven now. Grill the grainless rolls.
3. In a medium sized skillet heat EVOO over medium heat.  Once hot, add bean patties and cook until browned about 5 minutes, flip and brown the other side.
4. Serve immediately on Maximized Grainless Rolls or your bread of choice rolls. Garnish with green onion, a lime wedge, and your choice of yogurt sauce or mayonnaise, etc.