Black Bean Sliders
Ingredients
BUNS
- 5 frozen stone ground 100% whole wheat Texan rolls from 3-lb bag
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
CORN SALSA
- 1 can 7 oz whole kernel corn with red and green peppers, drained
- 2 ⁄3 cup chunky-style medium salsa
BEAN PATTIES
- 5 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 ⁄4 cup finely chopped red or yellow onion
- 1 can 15 oz black beans, drained, rinsed
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 ⁄2 cup plain bread crumbs
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- Bibb or leaf lettuce torn into 20 small pieces
- 5 slices 3⁄4 oz each Cheddar cheese, cut into quarters
Instructions
- Thaw rolls at room temperature until soft but still cold, about 10 minutes.
- Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
- Cut each roll into quarters; shape dough pieces into balls.
- Place on cookie sheet.
- Brush tops of dough balls with butter.
- Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray.
- Let rise in warm place 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes until doubled in size.
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Remove plastic wrap.
- Bake buns 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from pan to cooling rack.
- Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix salsa ingredients.
- Cover; refrigerate until serving time.
- In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of the oil over medium heat.
- Add onion; cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring often, until softened.
- Remove from heat; cool slightly.
- In medium bowl, mash beans with potato masher or fork, leaving a few beans whole.
- Stir in egg, bread crumbs, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper.
- Add cooled onion; mix until thoroughly combined.
- Shape mixture into 20 (1-inch) balls, using about 1 scant tablespoon per ball.
- In same skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat.
- Place half of the bean balls in skillet; with back of spatula, flatten balls into patties, about 11⁄2 inches in diameter.
- Cook 4 to 6 minutes, turning once, until browned.
- Remove from skillet; cover to keep warm.
- Repeat with remaining 2 teaspoons oil and bean balls.
- Split buns in half.
- On bottom half of each bun, place lettuce piece, bean patty, cheese quarter and 1 heaping tablespoon corn salsa.
- Cover with top halves of buns.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Try white beans—cannellini beans or chickpeas (garbanzo beans)—as an alternative to the black beans.