February 23rd, 2014
Black Bean Burger
About a month ago, Michelle and I went to Buffalo Wild Wings and I ordered their Black & Blue burger. About half way through the burger, I realized that it wasn't hamburger but black beans. At most restaurants this is a charred burger with blue cheese.; I've ordered it a few times. Anyway, I check with the server and he confirmed that it was black bean and asked if I wanted a hamburger. I declined and told him that this was surprisingly good.
So this evening, using the ingredients that I had, I tried to replicate that burger. It was okay, but it didn't have the caramelization that Buffalo Wild Wings got. It was good, but I will be looking to make it better the next time I make it.
We got this burger press from William Sonoma this summer. It has been great with hamburgers and it worked just as well with the black bean burgers. The recipe said it would make 6, but using this press, on the 1/4 lb setting, I only got 3 burgers.
If you are interested, the recipe is located here: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/homemade-black-bean-burgers
I used two pieces of toasted bread since we didn't have bread crumbs on hand.
