Black Bean And Corn Veggie Burger With Sweet Potato "Bun"

Serves: 2

Destiney Bartoletti

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

40

Spice

58

Sweetness

47

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 large

Egg White

2 tbsps

Mayonnaise

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F

2

Prepare a grill for medium-high heat

3

Brush the sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon of the oil, and sprinkle with a large pinch of salt

4

Lightly oil the grill grates

5

Arrange the sweet potato rounds on the grill, cover with the lid and cook until there are nice grill marks and the potatoes are tender but not mushy, 8 to 12 minutes per side

6

Set aside to cool completely

7

(These "buns" can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 2 days

8

) Meanwhile, mash the beans and corn in a medium bowl until the beans form almost a paste

9

Add the cheese, 3 tablespoons of the cornmeal, the egg white, scallions and 3/4 teaspoon salt

10

Form the mixture into 4 patties about 1/2 inch thick

11

Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes up to overnight

12

Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium heat

13

Put the remaining 2 tablespoons cornmeal onto a plate

14

Dredge both sides of the patties in the cornmeal

15

Cook until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes per side

16

Transfer the skillet to the oven, and bake until the burgers reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 5 minutes

17

Brush 4 of the grilled sweet potato slices with some of the mayonnaise

18

Put the lettuce leaves and burgers on the remaining 4 slices, and sandwich together