Black Bean Burger with Chipotle Ketchup

These black bean burgers may be prepared ahead of time and frozen. They’re higher in fiber and lower in saturated fat and cholesterol, so they make an excellent stand-in for regular hamburgers.

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups dried black beans	3 cups water
1 bay leaf	2 plum (Roma) tomatoes, peeled and seeded then diced
1 yellow onion, chopped	4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon tomato paste	1 tablespoon wine vinegar
1 chipotle chili in adobo sauce, minced	1 3/4 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt	1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 red bell pepper (capsicum), seeded and chopped	1/2 cup cooked brown rice
1/4 cup chopped pecans	1 green (spring) onion, thinly sliced
1 green (spring) onion, thinly sliced	1 egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup fresh whole-grain bread crumbs	6 whole-grain hamburger buns
6 slices tomato 3 bibb lettuce leaves, halved	6 slices red onion  ReadMore