Sweet Potato Black Bean Sliders with Chipotle Mayo

Photo credit Olivia Wallace.

Celebrate the arrival of fall with these Mexican themed sweet potato patties. Add the ingredients listed in the variations for a spicy kick to your sliders. Serve on baguette slices or mini buns with a Chipotle Mayo (recipe follows) and all the fixings.

Sweet Potato Black Bean Sliders with Chipotle Mayo

Makes approximately 18 appetizer-sized sliders

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup quinoa

  • ⅔ cup water 

  • 1 ¼ teaspoons sea salt, or to taste, divided

  • 1 large sweet potato, peeled and chopped

  • ½ cup cooked black beans

  • ¾ cup breadcrumbs, divided

  • ¼ cup thinly sliced green onion

  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro

  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin

  • 1 teaspoon wheat-free tamari soy sauce, or to taste, optional

  • ½ cup garbanzo flour, optional

  • Vegetable oil for sautéing

  • Fixings such as thinly sliced red onion, thinly sliced tomatoes, vegan cheese, sliced pickles and your faves.

Directions

  1. Place the quinoa, water, and ½ teaspoon sea salt in a small pot over medium high heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until all liquid is dissolved, approximately 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and fluff with a fork. Keep covered until ready to use. This should yield approximately 1 cup of cooked quinoa.

  2. Place the sweet potatoes in a pot with water and bring to a boil. Cook over high heat until the potatoes are just soft, approximately 20 minutes. Drain well, mash with a fork and measure out 1 ½ cups for this recipe.

  3. Combine the following in a large bowl and mix well: cooked quinoa, cooked sweet potato, remaining ¾ teaspoon sea salt, black beans, ¼ cup breadcrumbs, green onion, cilantro, cumin, tamari if using, and garbanzo flour, if using. If you wish you can place this mixture in the refrigerator for 15 - 30 minutes. 

  4. Place remaining ½ cup breadcrumbs in a small bowl. Form small patties with about ⅛ cup mixture and coat with bread crumbs.

  5. Add oil to a sauté pan over medium high heat. Place patties in pan and cook for 3-5 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Serve with the fixings and enjoy!

Variations

Add ¼ teaspoon chipotle powder, ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, and ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper along with the cumin.

Chipotle Mayo

Makes ¾ cup mayo

¾ cup vegan mayonnaise, such as Vegenaise original

2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice

½ teaspoon chipotle powder

Place all of the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk well.