Vegan Black Bean Burger

Ingredients:
2 cans black beans, drained & rinsed
1/2 c. frozen corn, defrosted
1 jalepeno, seeded & diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 T. red onion, minced
2 t. cumin
1 t. salt
2 T. ketchup
1/2 c. panko bread crumbs
2 flax eggs (2 T. ground flax + 6 T. water)
2 T. fresh cilantro, chopped
Fresh black pepper
4 t. olive oil

Directions:
1. In a food processor, pulse together the black beans, jalepeno, garlic, cumin, salt, pepper & ketchup.
2. Combine the bean mixture with the onion, corn, bread crumbs, flax eggs & cilantro in a large bowl.
3. Heat 2 t. of oil in a large skillet and cook until warmed through & slightly crispy (3-4 min on each side).

My New Favorite Sandwich

Have you ever eaten a sandwich that was so good you were sad to finish the last bite. Yeah, I made that kind of sandwich today for lunch. When I finished, I wanted another one (or at least a few more bites). I never thought that I'd love a veggie sandwich that much. In fact, I remember being a teenager and giving weird looks to the people who would order a veggie sandwich at Subway. Seemed like an oxymoron to me or something...a sandwich without meat. But here I am, more than a decade later, drooling over a meatless sandwich, and already planning on making another one tomorrow...sigh

Ingredients:
2 slices whole wheat bread, toasted
1 T. hummus
Cucumber
Tomato
Bell Pepper
Red Onion
Avocado
Alfalfa sprouts