There are those times I avoid meat like plague. It happens time to time and it lasts from a few days to a few months. It's unpredictable and when it happens, I usually run out of food options because my local supermarket doesn't offer much variety in fruits and veggies section. So I wind up eating legumes a lot for lunch and desperately need some cool recipes to keep my appetite at bay. I came up with a resemblance of burger which is super easy to make and delicious to eat.
You will need (4 burgers):
- 1/2 cup red beans (black beans look better in it but I ran out of them, so red it is)
- 1/2 cup chickpea
- 4 buns (buy whichever you want, or make your own, it's up to you)
- 1 avocado
- 4 tea spoons sour cream
- 1 onion
- some lettuce leaves, tomatoes, cucumber
- dry garlic
- rosemary, basil, thyme, salt
1) Leave the beans and chickpeas soak in water overnight (it will reduce their softening time later).
2) Cook the beans and chickpeas in one pot (they are ready at the same time, so no need for two separate pots) till they are so soft you can mash them with a fork.
3) Mash them with a fork :-)= I prefer to leave a part of it quite intact to add nice texture to it but if you like it soft, you can even go ahead and use a food processor.
4) Add rosemary, basil, thyme (or that herbs de provence mix) and salt - this is up to you how much. I usually end up adding about two spoonfuls of the herbs and one of salt.
5) Then create a burger resembling patties and stir-fry from both sides to make a crunchy top.
6) Take a ripe avocado and again, just a fork should do. Mash till you have a nice smooth texture; add the sour cream, a bit of salt, and a pinch (or two) of dry garlic.
7) Chop the onion, tomatoes, and cucumber. Tear the lettuce. Cut the buns in half.
8) Assembly as you like. It should go like this: bottom half of the bun-> avocado spread-> lettuce, onion, cucumber-> patty-> tomato -> avocado spread on the top half of the bun. Yum!
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