Tex–mex Black Bean Burgers

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup tomato, diced
• 1/2 cup cucumber, diced
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup guacamole (optional)
• 1 cup shredded lettuce
• 1/2 cup onion, finely diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 cup cooked corn (fire roasted if you can)
• 1/2 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine all topping ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
• 2 heat grill on medium.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine all burger ingredients and mix until just combined. do not over mix.
• 4 divide mixture evenly into four and make patties approx 1 to 1 ½ inch in thickness. grill burgers 5 to 7 minutes each side or until the internal temperature reaches 170ºf (77ºc).
• 5 spread some guacamole on the bottom half of each bun, top with shredded lettuce, the tex–mex burger and a few spoonfuls of the tomato topping mixture. enjoy.