Mexican Bean Burgers W/ Lime Yogurt & Salsa

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (14 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and draimed
• 4 ounces breadcrumbs
• 2 teaspoons mild chili powder
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro, stalks and leaves chopped
• 1 egg
• 7 ounces salsa
• 1/4 pint low-fat plain yogurt
• 1/2 lime, juice of
• 6 whole grain buns

Recipe

• 1 heat grill/broiler to high.
• 2 tip the beans into a large bowl, then roughly crush with a potato masher.
• 3 add the breadcumbs, chili powder, cilantro stalks and half of the leaves, egg and 2 tablespoons salsa.
• 4 season to taste and then mix together well with a fork.
• 5 divide the mixture into 6, then wet your hands and shape into burgers. if you are freezing them this is the time where the burgers can be frozen.
• 6 place on a non-stick baking tray, then grill for 4 to 5 minutes on each side until crisp. if cooking from frozen, bake for 20 to 30 minutes in a 400 degree oven.
• 7 while the burgers are cooking, mix the remaining cilantro leaves with the yogurt, lime juice and a good grind of black pepper.
• 8 split the buns in half and spread the bases with some of the yogurt.
• 9 top with any lettuce, onion, etc that you might like and then put a burger on top.
• 10 put another dollop of lime yogurt and some salsa on top of burger and put the other half of the bun on top.
• 11 serve.