Best 6 Healthy Spicy Black Bean Cakes With Guacamole Recipes

HEALTHY SPICY BLACK BEAN CAKES WITH GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• Mash the avocado in a small bowl. Stir in lime juice; season to taste with pepper and cumin. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
• Place torn bread in a food processor. Cover and process until bread turns into coarse crumbs. Transfer to a large bowl; set aside.
• Place cilantro and garlic in the food processor. Cover and process until finely chopped. Add the beans, chipotle pepper and adobo sauce, and cumin. Cover and process until beans are coarsely chopped and mixture begins to pull away from the side of the bowl or container.
• Add mixture to bread crumbs. Add egg, combine, and shape into four 1/2 inch thick patties.
• Lightly grease the rack of a grill pan. Place patties on the rack. Cook over medium-high heat for 8 to 10 minutes, or until patties are heated through, turning once.
• To serve, top patties with guacamole and tomato.

LUCKY 32 BLACK BEAN CAKES

Steps:

• Rinse black beans in cold water.
• Drain well in a colander for at least 10 minutes.
• Place beans and all other ingredients except Tortilla Chip Breading in a mixing bowl.
• Blend well with hands, mashing some of the beans to form a thick mixture.
• Form mixture into 3-ounce patties.
• Dredge each patty in Tortilla Chip Breading and set aside.
• Spray a large skillet with cooking spray or add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and heat over medium-high heat.
• Saute bean cakes in hot skillet, turning once when bottom are golden brown.
• Serve with condiments of choice, such as salsa and sour cream.
• For Tortilla Chip Breading, place all ingredients in a food processor and process to a crumb consistency.

BLACK BEAN CAKES WITH A SPICY YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add all ingredients except oil.
• Mix until well combined.
• Separate about 1⁄3 of the mixture into a small mixing bowl.
• Mash the small bowl of bean cake mix into a mush and return it to the rest of the mixture.
• Stir to completely combine.
• Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
• If the mixture is thin, slowly add more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it is thick enough to form a ball and not fall apart.
• Place a large sauté pan over medium-high heat.
• When the pan is to temperature, add about 4 tablespoons of oil. Portion out golf ball-sized patties and carefully place them in the hot oiled sauté pan.
• Working in batches, cook bean cakes until crisp and golden brown on both sides.
• Lightly flatten cakes with a spatula during the cooking process.
• Drain hot bean cakes on a paper towel.
• Continue cooking until all bean cake batter is used.
• Keep cakes warm in a 250 degree oven until ready to serve.
• SPICY YOGURT SAUCE: Mix all ingredients chill for 30 minutes.

SPICY BLACK BEAN CAKES

Steps:

• To prepare lime sour cream, mix the sour cream, lime juice, 1 small minced jalapeno, and salt together in a small bowl. Cover, and refrigerate.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Cook green onions until softened, about 1 minute. Stir in garlic, 2 diced jalapenos, and cumin; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Transfer contents of skillet to a large bowl. Stir in black beans, and mash with a fork. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix in sweet potatoes, egg, and bread crumbs. Divide into 8 balls, and flatten into patties.
• In the oven, set cooking rack about 4 inches from heat source. Set oven to broil. Lightly grease baking sheet with 1 tablespoon oil.
• Place bean patties on baking sheet, and broil 8 to 10 minutes. Turn cakes over, and broil until crispy, about 3 minutes more. Serve with lime sour cream.

SPICY BLACK BEAN CAKES

Steps:

• Heat broiler. In small skillet over med heat, warm 1 T oil. Cook scallions til soft, 1 minute Add garlic, jalapeno and cumin. Cook til fragrant, 30 seconds. Transfer to large bowl.
• Add beans to bowl; mash with fork or potato masher, leaving about 1/4 of the beans whole. Season generously with salt and pepper. Fold in sweet potato, egg and breadcrumbs. Divide into 8 balls of equal size; flatten into patties.
• Brush a baking sheet with remaining T oil; place patties on sheet, 1/2 inch apart. Broil 4 inches from heat til golden brown, 8-10 minute With thin metal spatula, carefully turn cakes. Broil til crisp, 2-3 min more.
• If desired serve with Lime Sour Cream.
• Lime Sour Cream: In small bowl, combine 1/2 c sour cream with 2 t fresh lime juice and 1 small minced jalapeno; season with coarse salt.

BLACK BEAN CAKES

Steps:

• Place half the rinsed beans in a blender or food processor with the broth and puree into a paste. Add more liquid if needed. Mix together the bean paste with the reserved whole beans in a mixing bowl.
• In a nonstick skillet, add the teaspoon of oil (or chorizo) onions, garlic, red pepper and jalapeno and cook for 3 or 4 minutes. Add the cumin and chili powder and continue to cook another minute. Remove from heat and let cool a bit.
• Combine the sauteed vegetables with the beans. Add the egg white, cornmeal, lime juice, cilantro. Let stand for 5-8 minutes to begin softening the cornmeal and allow the flavors to combine.
• Form the mix into eight equal sized cakes.
• Spray a non-stick skillet over medium high heat with cooking spray. Add the bean cakes to the skillet and cook until browned, just a minute or so on each side.
• Combine the salsa with the yogurt and sour cream.
• Serve the bean cakes with a dollop of the dairy/salsa topping and garnish with additional cilantro if desired.