Black Bean Sliders

It’s a holiday weekend and that means BBQ for many people. These sliders are delicious and a much healthier alternative to greasy hamburgers. You can serve them on those cute little burger buns or if you want to avoid the extra calories you can serve them on a Boston lettuce leaf.  Be sure to make extra burgers to have for lunch the next day.  I like to crumble them up on my salad.  Enjoy!  

Black Bean Sliders

Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
12-15 mini buns/rolls for sliders or 6-8 regulars sized hamburger buns/Boston lettuce leaves
Sliders
1/4 cup olive oil or water
1 yellow onion, small dice
1 14-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 small carrot, finely diced or shredded (about ½ cup)
½ cup cornmeal
½ cup breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon sea salt
¼ bunch cilantro, chopped
¼ cup water

Procedure:
Sliders
1.    In a large skillet, sauté onions in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium heat until tender and slightly caramelized, about 20 minutes.
2.    In a large bowl, use a large spoon or your hands to mash together beans, carrots, cornmeal, breadcrumbs, chili powder, salt, cilantro, ¼ cup water, and caramelized onions. If mixture is too dry to hold together, add more water 1 tablespoon at a time.
3.    Using your hands, form mini burger patties that match the size of your buns or mini slider rolls.
4.    In a large non-stick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium/high heat and fry patties. Let each patty get browned and slightly crisp on each side before flipping (about 3 minutes on each side). Add more olive oil to skillet as you continue to fry more patties.