Lunch: Spicy Black Bean and Corn Burgers

Recipe by Grumpy's Honeybunch This is a recipe I received from a friend that I have revised to suit our tastes. A spicy and delicious change from regular hamburgers!

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1 ear corn, kernels cut from cob
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
4 teaspoons chili powder
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup all-purpose flour, or as needed
1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, garlic, jalapeno pepper, and oregano until onions are translucent, 8 to 10 minutes. Cook and stir red bell pepper and corn into onion mixture until red bell pepper is tender, 2 to 4 more minutes.
Mash black beans in a large bowl. Stir vegetable mixture, bread crumbs, chili powder, cilantro, cumin, and salt into mashed black beans. Divide mixture into 4 patties and coat both sides of each patty with flour.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook patties until browned, 5 to 8 minutes on each side.

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