Red & Black Bean Burger

These burgers are healthy and flavorful!  They've got black beans and red kidney beans, grilled onions, and a creamy feta sauce.  They go great with sweet potato fries!

Red & Black Bean Burgers

Ingredients

Burgers

• 2-3 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 red onion, sliced lengthwise
• 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 4 hamburger buns
• 4 slices white cheddar
• 2 large roasted red peppers, halved
• sliced pickles
• salt & pepper, to taste

• Feta Sauce

• 4 oz. feta
• 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
• 2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
• 2 Tbsp. buttermilk (milk will do if you don't have buttermilk)
• 1 tsp. white wine vinegar
• 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
• salt & pepper, to taste

Serves 4
Cook Time: 30 minutes

​Heat a medium saute pan over medium high heat and caramelize red onion.  Meanwhile, combine beans in a bowl and smash with a pastry cutter (or fork); add nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper and form into four patties.  When onions are caramelized to your liking set aside and use the same pan to fry the patties until golden brown on each side, about 5 minutes per side.  Add cheese to each slice and put lid on; cook until cheese is melted.
While patties are frying make the feta sauce: chop or crumble feta in a small mixing bowl.  Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine; using a fork mash feta to create some thickness to the sauce and make the feta smaller (remember, you're topping a burger with this, not using it as a salad dressing).
Assemble burgers: put a roasted red pepper slice on the bottom bun, top with a bean patty, then add feta sauce, caramelized onion, and pickles.
Goes great with sweet potato fries with the leftover feta sauce as a fry dip!