Sweet Potato & Black Bean Burgers
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Peel and cube the sweet potatoes, transfer them into a pot and pour in enough water to cover the potatoes by 1 inch. Place the pot on medium-high heat and let the water come to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, cover the pot and cook until potatoes are soft and tender (15-20 minutes). Drain and set side.
  2. While the potatoes are cooking, prepare the other ingredients.
  3. Heat the oil in a large heavy pan on medium heat. When the oil shimmers, add the minced shallots, ginger, ginger, garlic and cook until the shallots are soft, translucent and the ginger, garlic are no longer raw. Add the salt, cumin powder, chilli, turmeric and cook until fragrant (1-2 minutes). Add the back beans, mix and remove from heat.
  4. Place the ground chia in a small bowl and add in the water. Stir until all blended and set aside to coagulate.
  5. Add the sweet potatoes cubes to the back beans. Also add in the chia mixture, nutritional yeast, parsley, oregano and chickpea four. Mash and mix all the ingredients until smooth and well combined. If you are adding walnuts, mix them in now.
  6. Shape into patties and refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
  7. Remove the patties from the refrigerator. Drizzle oil in a frying pan on medium heat and fry the burgers for 3-5 minutes on each side until crispy.
  8. Serve warm with Avocado Crema or your favorite sauce.