This spice-rich recipe creates the perfect vegetarian burgers.

How To Make Black Bean and Radish Burgers
Give your burgers a healthy twist with this easy to make hamburger recipe.
Ingredients
- 32 oz black beans, or 2 cans drained and rinsed or 3 and 1/2 cup cooked black beans
- ÂĽ cup radishes, coarsely grated
- 1 cup radish sprouts, or alfalfa sprouts
- 6 pitas, 6 or 7 inches in diameter, opened to form pockets
- Âľ cup plain nonfat yogurt , plus
- 2 tbsp plain nonfat yogurt
- 3 tbsp prepared mango chutney , plus
- 2 tbsp prepared mango chutney
- 1 ½ tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
- Âľ cup red onion, chopped
- ½ cup plain dry bread crumbs
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- ½ tsp ground coriander
- ÂĽ tsp ground ginger
- ÂĽ cup cilantro, chopped
Instructions
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In a small bowl, mix together the yogurt, chutney, the lime juice, and the jalapeno.
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Cover and refrigerate until ready to use, up to 3 days.
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In a food processor or large mixing bowl, place the beans, onion, bread crumbs, radishes, curry powder, cumin, cardamom, coriander, ginger, the remaining yogurt, and chutney.
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Process or mash with a potato masher to blend the ingredients and partially puree the beans.
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Prepare a barbecue fire, or preheat a gas grill or the broiler.
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Use your hands to form the bean mixture into 6 patties, each with 3 or 4 inches in diameter.
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Grill or broil the patties, turning once carefully with a spatula, until browned and crusty on both sides, about 10 minutes total.
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Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the chutney yogurt into each pita pocket.
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Add the burgers, then garnish with the remaining chutney, yogurt, sprouts, and cilantro.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 10g
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- Calcium: 202mg
- Calories: 468kcal
- Carbohydrates: 89g
- Cholesterol: 1mg
- Fat: 3g
- Fiber: 16g
- Iron: 6mg
- Potassium: 793mg
- Protein: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Sodium: 405mg
- Vitamin A: 131IU
- Vitamin C: 10mg
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