Quinoa Black Bean Burger

1/4 cup quinoa

1/2 cup water

Bring to a boil, cover, cook on medium-low heat for about 10 minutes.

Mash 1 can of drained and rinsed black beans in a small bowl. The recipe I was following (that I canNOT find online anymore) used the phrase black bean "paste" (bleh) so, now that you have that lovely visual, let's move on.

In a medium bowl mix:

your cooked quinoa

1/2 cup breadcrumbs

1 egg

1/2 tablespoon cumin

1 tablespoon garlic powder

1/2 tablespoon kosher salt

(to be honest, I didn't measure the above 3, just did a couple "shakes" of each - we love LOTS of seasoning)

2 tablespoons minced onion

1/2 tablespoon Franks RedHot sauce <-so unexpected, but right up my alley

then mix together your mashed Black Beans - with your hands!!

(then I found a picture of what I can only assume will be me and Franks RedHot in 30 years)

Makes 5 patties. Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a frying pan.

Place patties in heated oil to cook. 3 minutes on each side.

Our favorite - Hawaiian sweet bread buns :)

Blake did pepperjack and A1 sauce

I did feta and avocado!