Mushroom and Black Bean Burger with American Cheese, Lettuce, Onion and Pickles
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
- Total: 35 min
- Active: 20 min
Ingredients
Patties:
One 15-ounce can black beans, drained
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
Olive oil, to coat pan
1 small Spanish onion diced
Kosher salt
4 cloves garlic, smashed and chopped
1 pound portobello and shiitake mix, stem and gills removed and finely chopped
1/2 to 3/4 cup cracker crumbs, such as Saltine
1 to 2 large eggs, to bind
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 tablespoon Worcestershire
1 heaping tablespoon Dijon
8 slices American cheese
Pickle Mayo:
1 whole dill pickle, small dice
Splash pickle juice from jar
1/2 cup store-bought mayo
1/2 cup ketchup
To Serve:
Sandwich-size English muffins, toasted
Red onion, sliced
Pickle rounds
Iceberg lettuce, shredded
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- For the patties: Lay the beans on a sheet pan in a single layer and dry out in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Toast the cumin seeds in a small skillet over medium-low heat until aromatic, and then grind in a spice grinder and reserve.
- Add olive oil to coat a cast-iron skillet and sweat the onions over medium heat with a pinch of salt, a couple of minutes. Then add the garlic and sauté for a couple of minutes. Transfer to a plate and set aside. Add the mushrooms with a pinch of salt to the skillet and cook until softened, a couple of minutes. Add to a food processor the sautéed veggies, dried beans, ground toasted cumin, 1/2 cup of the cracker crumbs, 1 egg, smoked paprika, Worcestershire and Dijon and pulse to combine. Add the additional egg and more cracker crumbs if the mixture isn’t holding together when pressed.
- Divide the mixture evenly to form 4 patties. Add olive oil to coat a cast-iron skillet. When hot, cook the patties a few minutes per side. Top each patty with 2 slices of cheese and place in the oven on a sheet tray to melt.
- For the pickle mayo: Mix in a bowl the diced pickles, pickle juice, mayo and ketchup.
- To serve: Top the English muffins with pickle mayo, patties, sliced red onion, pickle rounds and iceberg lettuce.