Jr. Thunder Chefs Black Bean Veggie Burgers with a Creamy Dill Sauce

Team: JR Thunder Chefs

Host School: Missisquoi Valley Union Middle school

Age Group: Middle School

Ingredients

Ingredients

3 cups of  black beans (divided keep 1 cup)

1 green bell pepper, cut into 2 inch pieces  (divided keep 1/4 cup)

1 onion, cut into wedges (divided keep 1/4 cup)

5 cloves garlic, peeled

2 egg   (local  MVU Agi  program)

1 1/4 cups of mushrooms  (divided keep 1/2 cup)

2 tablespoon chili powder

2 tablespoon cumin

2 teaspoon Thai chili sauce or hot sauce

1 cup bread crumbs  

1/1/2 of blue cheese

Lettuce

Tomato

Onion

 

 Honey Wheat Rolls

 

Ingredients

1/2 c . butter plus extra for brushing on

1 1/2 c . buttermilk   ( local)

3 T. instant yeast

3 T. honey

3/4 tsp . salt

2 large eggs (local MVU Agi. program)

3 -3 1/4 c . all-purpose flour  (King A) 

1 ½  - 2 c . whole wheat flour  (King A)

 

 

Creamy Dill  Sauce

2/3 cup plain Greek yogurt  (Cabot)

6 oz. cream cheese

1 Tbsp. dried dill weed

Kosher salt, to taste

1 med. clove garlic

1 Tbsp. parsley

2 Tbsp. chives

1 tsp. Thyme

1/2 tsp. Pepper

 

 

Preparation Instructions

black bean burger

Directions

Preheat oven to 350

Cook beans

lightly oil a sheet of aluminum foil and line a baking sheet.

In a medium bowl, mash 2 cups of black beans with a fork until thick and pasty. Set aside the rest.

In a food processor, finely chop bell pepper, onion, and garlic.

Then stir into mashed beans.

In a small bowl, stir together egg, chili powder, cumin, and chili sauce.

Stir the egg mixture into the mashed beans.

Mix in bread crumbs until the mixture is sticky and holds together.

Divide mixture  patties.

Leave a space to put the blue cheese

Put patties in the lined baking sheet 10 minutes on each side.

Top with Dill sauce and lettuce tomato and onion

 

 Honey Wheat Rolls

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 Lightly grease a baking sheet sheet  

In a small saucepan, melt butter.

When butter is mostly melted, stir in milk, and heat mixture to 100-110 F.

Meanwhile, add yeast and honey to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or a large mixing bowl if mixing by hand).

When milk mixture is at temperature, add to yeast and honey; stir to combine.

Add salt and eggs, and stir until combined.

Stir in all-purpose flour.

Add 1 cup whole wheat flour, and stir in.

Add remaining whole wheat flour until dough clings to paddle and cleans the sides of the bowl. Dough will still be pretty sticky.

With lightly floured hands, shape dough into rolls, and place dough on prepared baking sheet.

Cover, and let dough rest for 10 minutes.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.

 

Creamy Dill  Sauce

Put garlic in bowl first and blend. Then add all other ingredients and blend again