Friday, June 15, 2012

Black Bean Tempeh burger with Jalapeño's

The Blackened "BB" Burger recipe I made in the past made such a large quantity I was able to freeze extra patties. I heated the patties and served them on a bed of lettuce with fresh vegetables and jalapenos. Quick, easy and delicious! 


Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp oil of choice (olive / sunflower etc)
  • 2 - 3 fresh or frozen "BB" patties - recipe below (I used frozen)
  • 2-3 slices organic lettuce
  • 1 organic tomato - sliced
  • 1 avocado - sliced
  • Jalapeno slices
  • 2-3 slices jalapeno almond cheese
  • 2 slices lemon

Preparation:

  1. Heat oil in skillet over med to med-high heat, add patties.
  2. Heat for 5 min + ea. side until brown / warm throughout 
  3. Place on bed of lettuce and decorate. :) Enjoy! 


From scratch:

Blackened "BB" Burger - Ingredients:
  1. 2 Tempeh Patties - shredded
  2. 2 tbsp bbq sauce & 2 tsp soy sauce
  3. Small amount of fresh herbs or dry (same mix as # 3 above)
  4. 2 Carrots 
  5. 3 garlic cloves
  6. 8-9 pieces of broccoli
  7. 1/2 green bell pepper (organic)
  8. 2 Cups Black Beans (or 1 can)
  9. 1tsp cumin, 1 tbps onion and garlic powder, 1 tsp sea salt and pepper. 
  10. 3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
  11. Handful organic spinach
  12. 1 tomato sliced
  13. 1 jalapeno sliced (or few pickled slices)
Blackened "BB" Burger - Directions:
  1. Grade, shred or crumble the tempeh. (I use a cheese grater) Place in a med-large mixing bowl.
  2. In a food processor, pulverize the carrot, garlic, broccoli and bell pepper.
  3. Combine the vegetables, sauce, spices, herbs and breadcrumbs together. 
  4. Kneed & mix together 2-3 minutes. 
  5. Heat olive or oil of choice over med to med-high heat. Cook until browned or blackened (to your preference.)
  6. Place on a bed of fresh organic lettuce, topped with jalapeno slices, jalapeno almond cheese,  organic tomatoes, avocado slices and a slice of lemon.