Black Bean & Quinoa Veggie Burger made with RITZ Crackers
Ingredients
Avocado Spread
- 1¾ lb.cream cheese, softened
- 1 lb.plus 2 oz.avocados, chopped
- 3½ oz.lime juice
- 3½ tsp.hot sauce
- 4 oz.poblano chiles, roasted, small dice
- ½ oz.cilantro, chopped
Veggie Burger
- 2¾ oz.cookedquinoa
- 1½ lb.cannedblack beans, drained, mashed
- 1¾ lb.sweet potatoes, cooked, mashed
- 12½ oz.yellow peppers, roasted, small dice
- 14 fl ozeggs
- 12 fl ozoil
- 7 oz.carrots, brunoise, sauteed
- 8¾ oz.bistro sauce
- 7 oz.red onions, brunoise, sauteed
- 1½ oz.cilantro, chopped
- 3½ tsp.ground cumin
- salt and black pepper
- 5½ oz.RITZ Crushed Crackers
- 49 eachciabatta sandwich rolls (3-inch squares), split, toasted
- 12 oz.English cucumbers, thinly sliced
- 10½ oz.bean sprouts
Nutrition per serving
Avocado Spread: Place all ingredients except chiles and cilantro in bowl of electric mixer. Beat on low speed 1 min.; scrape down side of bowl. Beat an additional 30 sec. Fold in chiles and cilantro. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Veggie Burgers: Combine all ingredients except cracker crumbs, rolls, cucumbers and sprouts; stir in crumbs. (Add more crumbs if mixture is too wet to shape into patties.) Use #16 scoop to measure vegetable mixture for each patty. Flatten patties slightly; place in parchment-lined sheet pan. Refrigerate until ready to cook.
For each serving: Cook 1 patty in 1-1/2 tsp. hot oil in skillet 1 min. on each side or until golden brown on both sides. Transfer to 350ºF-convection oven; bake 5 to 8 min. or until heated through. Spread 1 Tbsp. Avocado Spread onto each cut side of roll. Fill with 1 Veggie Burger, 1/4 oz. cucumbers and about 1 Tbsp. sprouts.