Sweet Potato Black Bean Quinoa Burger

1 medium onion, diced
3 to 4 garlic cloves, minced
1 carrot, finely grated
1/2 can black beans, slightly drained
1/2 of 1 baked sweet potato, flesh scooped out
1/2 cup quinoa (precooked), cooked
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 Tb caraway seeds
3 Tb chopped cilantro
2 Tb tomato paste or ketchup
hot sauce or cayenne pepper to taste
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Saute onion and garlic in non-stick skillet.

2. Add beans to pan and cook for 2 minutes more, stirring now
and then.

3. Turn off heat. Mash beans in pan till they're about half
crushed. Put in big bowl with all the rest of the ingredients
and mix thoroughly. If too moist, add more bread crumbs.

4. Form into patties. Grill or bake.

Note: These were marvelous baked in the oven and put on buns
with lots of rhubarb chutney and tomato and lettuce. I have not
yet played with the amounts to come up with how to convert it to
a meatloaf or meatballs but I bet it would be good that way.

Note 2: You can also soak sundried tomatoes and/or dried
mushrooms and cut them up and add to the mix.