Mushroom Swiss Black Bean Burgers with Plantain Buns
A black bean burger recipe topped with melted Swiss cheese and sautéed mushrooms inside two plantain buns. A delicious Cuban twist on a veggie burger!
For so so long, I’ve wanted to make plantain burgers and I FINALLY DID IT. For those of you that have no idea what I’m talking about…well, hold on to ya seats! It’s gonna get wild.
Allow me to introduce you to tostones (tos-toe-nes) aka squished plantains fried twice.
TWO TIMES THE DELICIOUSNESS.
Tostones are basically crispy rounds of salted plantain heaven. Pretty much, the only vegetable I ate growing up. They are sliced thick, fried once, squished, then fried again. Salted and devoured.
These are usually just side dishes for us, crazy Cubans, but imagine them as BUNS.
PLANTAIN BUNS.
It’s genius. It’s delicious. And it wasn’t my idea LOL.
We have an amazing place down in South Florida called Pincho Factory that brought these plantain burgers to life for us. They are my inspiration for these veggie burgers on steroids. I took the traditional flavors of a mushroom swiss burger and replaced the meat with a black bean mixture that’s pretty freaking flavorful.
My mom tried them – she approves!
How To Make This Black Bean Burger Recipe
Well first things first, you have to make the tostones aka the fried plantains. You can find the full step-by-step by clicking here.
In a skillet, heat oil and sauté onion, garlic, and the mushrooms, over medium-high heat, for about 4-5 minutes.
In the same skillet, sauté the rest of the mushrooms. Transfer to a plate and set aside. You will use these to top the burgers.
In a food processor, add mushroom mixture, black beans, egg, cumin, oregano, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper. Mix until everything is combined. Shape the mixture into patties.
In the same skillet, add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Cook patties, over medium heat, for about 5 minutes on each side until heated through. Melt cheese slices on top of each patty.
Place each patty over one plantain, add sautéed mushrooms on each patty then top with another plantain. And that’s all folks!
These Mushroom Swiss Black Bean Burgers were a hit in my house and I guarantee they will be a hit in yours.
I hope you make this black bean recipe and LOVE it!
Mushroom Swiss Black Bean Burger Recipe with Plantain Buns
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup baby bella mushrooms, chopped, divided
- 2 cans black beans, (15-ounces) rinsed and drained
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 slices Swiss cheese
- 12 Tostones (Twice Fried Plantains), cooked
Instructions
- In a clean skillet, add 1 tablespoon of oil. Sauté onion, garlic, and 1/2 cup mushrooms, over medium-high heat, for about 4-5 minutes or until the mushrooms are slightly browned. Transfer and let cool.
- In the same pan, sauté the rest of the mushrooms. Transfer to a plate and set aside. You will use these to top the burgers.
- In a food processor, add mushroom mixture, black beans, egg, cumin, oregano, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Mix until everything is combined. Shape the mixture into patties.
- In the same skillet, add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Cook patties, over medium heat, for about 5 minutes on each side until heated through. Melt cheese slices on top of each patty.
- Place each patty over one plantain, add sautéed mushrooms on each patty then top with another plantain. Serve and enjoy!
I don´t think it get´s better than this! wow! these black bean burgers look insane good! and those tostones just take this to the next-level…amazing
Thank you so much!