bean burger salad with creamy avocado dressing

There are so many variations to bean burgers using various types of beans, and mixing up the ingredients. I usually make a different bean burger up as I go along every time

Ingredients

Bean burgers (makes about 5 burgers)

• 19 oz. can of black beans
• ½ cup quick cooking oats or gluten-free breadcrumbs
• 1 tbsp. ketchup, make it homemade!
• 1 tbsp. prepared dijon mustard
• 1 tsp. smoked paprika
• ¼ cup diced onion

Salad

• few handfuls of salad greens
• 1-2 diced tomatoes
• grilled potatoes
• 1 diced bell pepper (any color)
• sliced red onion
• few cilantro leaves

Dressing

• 1 ripe avocado
• ½ tsp. salt
• juice of ½ a lemon or lime
• ¼ cup cilantro
• filtered water as necessary to thin out dressing

Directions

1. Burgers – mash all ingredients together, mashing some of the beans as you go along, leaving some beans whole and form into patties with your hands.
2. Grill patties in a skillet on medium heat until browned.
3. Dressing – puree all ingredients in a blender, food processor or magic bullet until you reach desired consistency.
4. Assemble salad ingredients on a plate, top with grilled burgers then pour on the creamy avocado dressing