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Bean Burgers -- e-w

Source of Recipe

The Best Diabetes Cookbook - e-mail
Bean Burgers -- e-w
Serves: 9

Burgers:
- 2 cups canned black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup dry seasoned bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh dill
- 1/3 cup chopped red onions
- 1/4 cup finely chopped carrots
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal
- 1 egg
- 1-1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons light sour cream
- 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray baking sheets with vegetable spray.

In a food processor, combine black beans, bread crumbs, dill, onions, carrots, cornmeal, egg, and garlic. Pulse on and off until well combined. With wet hands, scoop up 1/4 cup of mixture and form into a patty. Put on prepared baking sheet. Repeat procedure for remaining patties.

Bake 15 minutes, turning at the halfway point.

Meanwhile, make the sauce: In a small bowl, stir together sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic and dill.

Serve burgers hot with sauce on side.

Per Serving (1 burger with 1 tbsp sauce): Calories: 122, Carbohydrate: 19 g, Fiber: 5 g,Protein: 6 g, Fat: 3 g, Sodium: 425 mg, Cholesterol: 27 mg ++++ Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 Lean Meat +++WWP: 2