Black Bean-Corn Burger
A healthy vegetarian burger made with black beans, corn, and southwestern flavors, topped with wilted spinach and creamy avocado-sour cream sauce. Served on whole wheat buns for a nutritious and satisfying meal.
Ingredients
- •1 can black beans
- •¾ cup corn
- •½ whole red bell pepper
- •¼ cup whole-wheat breadcrumbs
- •¼ cup fresh cilantro
- •3 large egg whites
- •1 tablespoon chipotle chile in adobo
- •½ teaspoon dried oregano
- •½ teaspoon ground cumin
- •1 tablespoon olive oil
- •8 cups baby spinach
- •1 pinch nutmeg
- •½ whole avocado
- •⅓ cup reduced-fat sour cream
- •1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
- •4 whole whole-wheat hamburger buns
- •split
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
In a bowl, combine beans, corn, bell pepper, breadcrumbs, cilantro, egg whites, chipotle, oregano and cumin. Form bean mixture into four 3/4-inch-thick patties. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Cook patties, turning once, until browned, 5 minutes per side; remove from pan. In same skillet, sauté spinach in remaining 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat until wilted, 3 minutes; season with nutmeg and salt and freshly ground black pepper. In another bowl, mix avocado with sour cream and juice. Place 1/4 of cooked spinach on bottom of each bun, then 1 burger and 1/4 avocado mixture. Top with other bun half.
20 min
