Black Bean Quinoa Veggie Patties

Try these patties out with Caitlyn's Cranberry Sauce in a burger sandwich on left-over's night.

Recipe:
Serves about 9-10
Ingredients:
1/2 cup quinoa 
1 1/2- 2 cups of drained black beans 
1 tbsp minced shallot
1 tbsp minced red or yellow onion
1 cup spinach
1 whole red pepper minced
1 minced jalepeno
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp minced onion or ground onion
1/2 tsp chipotle powder
1/2 tsp cayenne
1 tsp himalayan salt
1 tsp fresh ground pepper
1/2 cup qunioa flour

Instructions:
​1. Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F, meanwhile prep raw ingredients.
2. Next, begin by cooking the quinoa by adding 1 cup of water in a pot.
3. Then add coconut oil to a pan to begin stir frying garlic, shallot, and onion for 3 minutes.
4. At this point add the bell pepper and then stir fry for 1-2 minutes before adding the spinach. Turn off heat immediately following the addition of spinach.
5. Add the black beans to a bowl, and once the quinoa is down cooking also add promplty. Use a spatula to mash the beans and quniao together. Then add the veggie mixture last, and continue mashing all together until combined.
6. Lastly, add the spices and flour until completely combined.
7. Use a peanut butter jar lid to make nicely proportioned patties. I generally get about 9, but depending how big or small yours come out you may have more or less. 
8. Line up these patties onto baking parchment paper. Then put in the oven for 20-25 minutes. They will golden brown when complete and no longer look wet. Enjoy!

Tips: 

• I like to press the patties down a little bit before adding to the oven ensuring they are as even as possible, thus they will all cook evenly at the same time.
• Tomatoes can also be added into this recipe just be sure to cut out 1/2 cup of beans to prevent too much wet texture in the patty.
• Oats can be substituted for flour, although be sure to blend the rolled oats until a fine meal is achieved.
• Any spices can be changed around flexibily it is up to you what flavor you want to build. 
• Be sure not to overly mash. I personally find the more texture the meaty-er the patties come out. 

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