Spicy Black Bean Burgers

Name: Spicy Black Bean Burgers
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 115 g/4 oz/⅔ cup pearl quinoa; burger buns, shredded lettuce, sliced tomato and crème fraîche, to serve; 350 ml/12 fl oz/1½ cups water; salt and ground black pepper; 2 medium carrots, peeled and grated; 1 red or green chilli, finely chopped; 6 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 75 g/3 oz/½ cup roasted peanuts; 400 g/14 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed; 15 ml/1 tbsp quinoa flour, for shaping; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 1 lime, rind and juice; 30 ml/2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 stick celery, finely chopped; 15 ml/1 tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro), roughly chopped

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Quinoa Cookbook

By Penny Doyle

Published 2013

About

These burgers use low-fat and fibre-rich canned black beans, which are a handy kitchen standby all year round. Combined with hot jalapeno peppers, chilli, lime and fresh coriander leaves, quinoa adds useful carbohydrate and contributes to a wholesome, rustic texture. Serve in burger buns, or with potato wedges and coleslaw.

Ingredients

115 g/4 oz/⅔ cup pearl quinoa
350

Burger
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Spicy

Method

Place the quinoa and water in a medium pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 15-17 minutes until soft.
In another pan heat 15 ml/1 tbsp of the oil and add the onion, ce