Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2006

I changed the recipe around and it turned out fabulous! I did not use carrot. I rinsed and drained the black beans (instead of kidney beans) and fried them with the onion, green pepper, lots of cumin and chili pepper, and garlic. Then I combined the bean mixture with the flour, about 1/4 cup of sala, more chili pepper, 1/4 cup of cilantro (this really made it), and 1/2 a cup of rolled oats instead of breadcrumbs (so much healthier!). They formed perfectly into burgers and I coated them with hot sauces and I baked them for 15 minutes. Delicious! Edit: I made this again the same as above, but this time I combined oats AND cooked brown rice until the consistency was right. I think it was even better!

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Holly23

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2006

These were pretty tasty and seem to be easily ajusted to suit you own tastes. I do think 2 cups of salsa was a bit much. They were very mushy and somewhat difficult to work with. Frying worked fine but they stuck to my George Foreman grill. I will use this as a base recipe and probably use less salsa and maybe a little more bean next time.

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GINHUNTER

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Charleston, West Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2005

Good base recipe. Great with lots of veggies on whole grain bread.

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JustKC

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2005

This turned out to be very tasty. I used yellow peppers, medium salsa, and omitted the chili powder. I didn't have bread crumbs so I used the only thing I had on hand- crushed potato chips. I fried the burgers in olive oil, for about 2-3 minutes on high heat. I will try with bread crumbs next time to be more healthy. YUM!

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LILRED7

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Ithaca, New York, USA

Living In: Taito, Tokyo, Japan

Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2005

This is a great base recipe to build on and customize to your tastes. Like others, I cooked the onions and peppers in some vegan "butter" with clove of minced garlic and about 3/4 c. frozen corn before adding it to the rest of the ingredients. I also added some cumin and a little cilantro and used a half cup less salsa than called for. It was still a little runnier than I anticipated so instead of trying to form patties, I just scooped the mixture (about 2 spoonfuls for each patty)onto a large piece of foil and then transported it to the grill. They were still a little mushy in the middle but the taste was incredible, will try using even less salsa next time and a little more chili powder.

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DRAGONSDAWN79

Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2005

This was pretty good. I used the George Foreman Grill for 10 minutes each side and it turned out pretty firm and crispy on the outside.

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Cranappleberri

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Fairview Heights, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2005

These were great on the grill. Like many others, I used black beans. Also, I substituted half the salsa with green chili which was amazing. The original recipe I thought was kind of bland, so play around with spices to get something you like.

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SIMPLYINFINITIVE

Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2005

Good! I minced the carrot, sauteed it with the pepper, onion, and some minced garlic, then added everything else, plus some worcestershire sauce, Thai chili sauce, and lots of cumin. I started w/ 1 cup of salsa & added as needed. I think I wound up using about 1.5 cups. Oh! And I used one can of black beans instead of kidney and baked them for about 15 minutes at 425, flipping half-way. They were really good topped with the leftover salsa. Next time, I want to try it without the flour, because they are heavy.

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DC Girly Girl

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Living In: Columbia, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: May 6, 2005

This was a lot of work and the consistency was really terrible I ended up ordering takeout.

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ANGELAKOMLJENOVIC

Home Town: Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada

Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2005

Taste: 5 stars, texture: 3 stars. Following the advice of other reviews, I added about 1 1/4 cups salsa and used black beans instead of kidney beans. Also, I sauteed the onions and peppers before forming the patties. They had a very nice spice from the chili powder. The salsa I used had corn in it and I think next time I would add even more corn. Re texture: even frying them--they were still a bit mushy. I like a burger with a bit more resistance, if that makes sense.

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