Dixie Burgers

Recipe type: Main Dish

Prep time: 30 mins

Cook time: 20 mins

Total time: 50 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup chopped onions
4 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
pinch of salt
2 cups grated raw sweet potatoes
⅓ cup minced celery
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
½ cup minced red bell peppers
2 cups stemmed and finely chopped raw collard greens or kale
1 tablespoon soy sauce
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1½ cups cooked black-eyed peas (15-ounce can, drained)*
4 ounces firm tofu (optional)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°.
Generously oil a baking sheet.
Heat the oil in a heavy or nonstick frying pan.
Add the onions, garlic, and salt and sauté on medium-high heat for 10 minutes, until the onions are soft and translucent.
Add the grated sweet potatoes, celery, thyme, and allspice and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
Add the bell peppers and the collard greens or kale, cover, and cook on medium-low heat for another 5 minutes, until the greens are just tender.
Remove from the heat and stir in the soy sauce and black pepper.
Meanwhile, in the bowl of a food processor, pulse the black-eyed peas and, if using, the tofu until the peas are mashed, but not smooth.
Combine the sautéed vegetables with the mashed mixture and form into 4 patties.
Bake on the prepared baking sheet for 20 minutes or until firm.

Notes

* ½ cup of dried black-eyed peas will yield about 1½ cups cooked.

PER 8-OUNCE SERVING: 188 CALORIES, 6.1 G PROTEIN, 4.4 G FAT, 32.5 G CARBOHYDRATES, 1.1 G SATURATED FATTY ACIDS, 0 MG CHOLESTEROL, 490.4 MG SODIUM, 5 GTOTAL DIETARY FIBER

Recipe by Moosewood Restaurant & Recipes | Ithaca, NY at https://moosewoodcooks.com/2012/01/dixie-burgers/