I have cooked these twice since picking up the February Issue of Gourmet Magazine while wasting time in the airport last month. Traditionally, when I am traveling I splurge and buy a magazine. I couldn’t help but choose this issue of Gourmet with the photos of homemade rolls on the front! Although I have yet ventured into making the rolls I have delved into the vegetarian side of burgers and am now fully embracing black beans as a burger meat substitute! Josh, my meat lover husband, begrudgingly tried the burgers and commented that he would like these every week! Just don’t tell his Texas friends 
So, we’ve made these two weeks in a row and both times have been more than satisfing- talking about them after dinner and the next day even! I hope you enjoy them as much as we have. I think they’re entering the family cookbook.
Black Bean Burgers
from Gourmet Magazine
INGREDIENTS
2 14 oz cans of black beans, drained and rinsed
3 Tbsp mayonnaise
1/3 cup plain dry bread crumbs (I used planko)
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp dried oregano, crumbled
1/4 tsp cayenne
1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
3 Tbsp vegetable oil
4 soft hamburger buns
accompaniments: sour cream, salsa, avocado, lettuce
DIRECTIONS
Pulse 1 can on black beans in food processor with mayo, bread crumbs, cumin, oregano, and cayenne until coarse puree forms. Transfer to bowl and stir in cilantro and remaining black beans. Form mixture into 4 patties.
Heat oil in 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Cook burgers until outsides are crisp and lightly browned, turning once, about 5 minutes total. Serve on buns.
* note: if the burgers fall apart a little don’t worry. They’ll still taste amazing and you can reform them on the buns. Or you can put them in tortillas for a black bean burritos.
I can’t wait to try these! I don’t eat meat, but love me a good veggie burger!! Happy Friday!
oh this will be new for me! i have never tried a black bean burger! I was looking on 101 cookbooks the other day and saw a recipe for black bean brownies (people commented that they can’t tell a difference between those and regular brownies!) I am going to try this recipe soon!
T- let me know how the brownies turn out and what Nathan thinks about this meatless burger
Um I made these and we LOVED them! Let’s have a black bean burger party.
Made these tonight and they were delicious! Of course, after starting, I only had one can of beans, no mayo and a broken blender, but they still tasted delicious! Thanks Beck!
Thanks Halen- glad you liked them!
Thanks for the link! I can't wait to try this version since this is the new fav at our house!