Healthy snack recipes: Quinoa black bean burgers

Healthy snack recipes: Quinoa black bean burgers 

Quinoa (Keen-wah) is a fantastic base for salads, because its nutty flavour lends itself to soups and burgers. 

This ancient grain is high in protein, a great source of riboflavin, has amazing antiseptic properties and also aids in weight loss. Chef Sunil Awasthi shares a healthy snack recipe using quinoa and black beans.

Ingredients

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

1/4 cup quinoa

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup bread crumbs

1/4 cup minced yellow bell pepper

2 tablespoons minced onion

1 large clove garlic, minced

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

1 egg

3 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1. Bring the quinoa and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender and the water has been absorbed, about 15 to 20 minutes.

2. Roughly mash the black beans with a fork leaving some whole black beans in a paste-like mixture.

3. Mix the quinoa, bread crumbs, bell pepper, onion, garlic, cumin, salt, hot pepper sauce, and egg into the black beans using your hands.

4. Form the black bean mixture into five patties.

5. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet.

6. Cook the patties in the hot oil until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes per side
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