Beanie Burgers

Or, I suppose you could make them beanie weenies. haha Yummy alternative to ground beef burgers... Here we go!

9 Simple Ingredients:
2 tbsp Basil (I like the paste stuff!)
1 tbsp garlic (I like the pre-minced stuff so my hands don't get stinky.)
1 can of kidney beans - rinsed & drained
1 cup of bread crumbs
1/2 cup of walnuts - chopped pretty finely
1 cup black olives - chopped
1/4 yellow or white onion - chopped
1 tbsp olive oil

4 hamburger buns
(And, of course, any fixins' you want!)

Prepping the Goodies:
In a food processor, add the basil, garlic, kidney beans, 1/2 of the bread crumbs, walnuts, olives, & onion & combine until all ingredients are chopped & blended & they begin to stick together really well.

Then form 4 equal patties, that should be about 1/2" thick. Rub olive oil over both sides & coat both sides with remaining bread crumbs.

Now, on to the Cooking!:
Cover grill with foil. Make sure you poke holes in the foil to allow the heat to escape (spraying the foil would be helpful too - just do it before turning the flame on please!).
Cook the patties over medium heat.
Grills are all a bit different, so I'll say you need to cook it about 5-8 minutes per side.
You'll have to just watch it, and make sure it's firming up, but not burning.
I prefer to cook with the cover closed. I'm no grilling expert though.

Here's what you'll have when the patties are done:

How to it eat:
Like any other burger. :) I made a basil/garlic mayo by mixing 2 tbsp mayo with 1 tsp basil paste, 1/2 tsp garlic, and 1/4 tsp dry mustard. We had grilled broccoli & mac-n-cheese with our burgers. Yummm!Luke's response was: pretty good. I'm sure he would've preferred something more spicy on there, and I should've thought to add cheese to his (I'm not a cheeseburger eater).



Meat-lover variation:
Throw some bacon on there if you must.