Quinoa Black Bean Burgers

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup bread crumbs 
• 15 ounce black beans rinsed drained canned
• 1  eggs 
• 1 large clove garlic minced
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cumin 
• 3 tablespoons olive oil 
• 2 tablespoons onion minced
• 1 teaspoon pepper sauce hot redhot® such as Frank's
• 0.3 cup quinoa 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup water 
• 0.3 cup bell pepper yellow minced

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan

Directions

1. Bring the quinoa and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender and the water has been absorbed, about 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Roughly mash the black beans with a fork leaving some whole black beans in a paste-like mixture.
3. Mix the quinoa, bread crumbs, bell pepper, onion, garlic, cumin, salt, hot pepper sauce, and egg into the black beans using your hands.
4. Form the black bean mixture into 5 patties.
5. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet.
6. Cook the patties in the hot oil until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes per side.