Blue Moose Cafe Black Bean Burgers

There is a great little coffee shop called the Blue Moose Cafe located here in Morgantown. They have excellent coffees, teas, and honey milks. They also offer up a good selection of food for breakfast and lunch. A while ago the owner shared the recipe for his Black Bean Burgers in a local newspaper article.

Blue Moose Cafe Black Bean Burgers

Ingredients:

1 16 oz can black beans (drained, rinsed, and mashed)
1/2 cup roasted red peppers, chopped
1/2 cup corn (whole kernel)
1 cup cooked rice
1/4 to 1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 tbsp minced garlic
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp oregano
1 tsp paprika
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
hot sauce, salt, and pepper to taste
no stick cooking spray
2 tsp olive oil

Directions:

Saute corn, roasted red peppers, and all spices in the cooking spray. Add cooked rice and mix thoroughly. Add hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Remove from heat and let cool. Add black beans and bread crumbs and form into patties. Brown patties in oil. If desired you can melt cheese on top.

These burgers were very tasty; however I think I would have liked more beans than rice in the patties. The roasted red peppers and Worcestershire sauce really made an impact with the flavors. The husband said the high quality bean mashing really made the burgers taste so delicious (and yes, he was the one that mashed the beans).