Black Bean Heaven.

I'll go right ahead and say it: I miss burgers. I miss a hunk of ground beef stuffed with cheese. If you eat meat and have never had a Juicy Lucy, I urge you to try one. With that said, I find black bean and other veggie burgers quite tasty. Two of my veg friends (shout out: Court & Luke) make to-die-for black bean burgers. So finally after months of working up the courage to ask for the recipe, I gave them a shot.

And it may have been the best decision ever because these babies were so good! Not to mention easy as pie.

The ingredients are all fairly healthy and it takes about 20 minutes to get them put together and cooked. A really great option if you're trying to stay away from meat but still want to sink your teeth into a "burger."

Breakdown
You'll need:
~ 1/2 cup bread crumbs           
1 can black beans
1 green pepper, chopped
1/2 cup onion, chopped
2-3 cloves garlic
A few sprinkles of cumin & cayenne
A few sprinkles of feta
1 egg

Here's why this is an amazing little recipe. Ya just mix everything together. I'm not going to apologize for my imprecise portions of everything because that's the beauty of it. You can add as much or little as you want depending on what taste you like. Next time I'm going to try a different kind of cheese and maybe some artichokes!

I found that it was best to use a blender to mix it all (minus the crumbs) because we don't have one of those handy dandy potato mashers. Once everything is blended together, just stick it in a bowl and add bread crumbs little by little until it sticks together enough for you to form patties. Then heat up a pan, add a little butter/oil/whatever non-stick device you like, and cook approximately 4 minutes per side (flipping occasionally).

I just ate the first batch I made plain with a little ketchup but next time I plan to toast a bun, maybe add a few slices of avocado...mmmmmMMMmmm!