Sweet Potato and Black Bean Turkey Burgers with Sriracha-Lime Crema
- 2 cups Sweet Potatoes, Cut Into 1/2 Inch Cubes (2 Cups Is About 1 Medium Sweet Potato)
- 2 teaspoons Olive Oil
- 1 cup Canned Black Beans, Drained And Rinsed
- 1- 1/2 pound Ground Turkey Breast
- 3 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 1- 1/4 cup Finely Chopped Cilantro
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
- 3/4 teaspoons Salt
- 23 cups Fat Free Sour Cream
- 1 whole Lime, Juiced
- 2 teaspoons Sriracha Sauce
- 1 pinch Salt
- 6 whole Whole Grain Burger Buns
- 6 leaves Butter Lettuce Or Romaine
- 6 slices Sliced Tomato
- 6 slices Red Onion
- 1 whole Avocado, Peeled, Pitted Then Thinly Sliced Or Mashed
- Preheat your oven to 350 F.
- Place your cubed sweet potatoes on a baking sheet lined with foil or parchment.
- Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat.
- Bake your sweet potatoes for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through, until theyre tender.
- Remove pan from the oven but keep the oven on.
- Place the cooked sweet potatoes and black beans in a food processor or blender and pulse until just combined.
- (Its okay if there are still a couple whole beans or sweet potato chunks, friends.
- Texture is a good thing.)
- Place the sweet potato and bean mixture in a large bowl with the ground turkey, garlic, cilantro, cumin, paprika, and salt.
- Use your hands to mix the ingredients until just combined.
- (As always, this is kind of gross, but fun.)
- Refrigerate the mixture for 20 minutes.
- With damp hands, mold the turkey mixture into 6 patties, about 3/4-inch in thickness.
- (You can also make 4 extra-large patties if youre into that.
- Just cook them for 3-5 minutes longer.)
- Place the patties on a parchment or foil-lined rimmed baking sheet.
- Transfer the burgers to the oven and bake for 23 minutes until cooked through.
- While the burgers are baking, prepare the Sriracha-lime crema.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the sour cream, lime juice and Sriracha.
- Taste and season with salt.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Serve burgers warm with buns or in lettuce wraps.
- Make sure to drizzle them with with plenty of crema.
- Top with tomato, onion, avocado and a leaf of lettuce.
- Enjoy!
sweet potatoes, olive oil, black beans, ground turkey, garlic, cilantro, ground cumin, paprika, salt, sour cream, sriracha sauce, salt, butter, tomato, red onion, avocado
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/sweet-potato-and-black-bean-turkey-burgers-with-sriracha-lime-crema/ (may not work)