black bean burgers with sweet potato

ingredients

• servings: 24
• cooking spray
• 1 sweet potato, washed and pricked several times with a fork
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 egg
• 3 green onions (green parts only), minced
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 3/4 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced (optional)
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 24 slider-size burger buns

recipe

preparation time: 15 mins cook time: 55 mins ready time: 1 hr 25 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• bake sweet potato in the preheated oven until cooked through and soft in the center, 40 to 45 minutes. let potato cool completely.
• peel the potato and mash flesh in a large bowl with black beans. mix egg, green onions, and garlic into the potato mixture. add bread crumbs and mix until the mixture sticks together; season with jalapeno pepper, salt, and black pepper. roll the mixture into 24 small balls and flatten into 2 1/2-inch patties.
• arrange patties prepared baking sheet. brush each patty with olive oil.
• bake patties in preheated oven until browned on top, 10 to 12 minutes. turn patties with a thin spatula, brush again with olive oil, and continue baking until slightly crisp along the edges, 2 to 3 minutes more. serve on buns.