Black Bean Fritters

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained
• 1 eggs or 1 egg, replacement
• 1/2-1 cup green onion, chopped fine
• 2 -4 garlic cloves, minced fine
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped fine
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup cooked brown rice
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• olive oil (for frying) or vegetable oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 mash or puree 1 can black beans and add second can to mashed beans.
• 2 add next 9 ingredients (up to pepper) to mixture and mix through.
• 3 add brown rice and mix well, then add corn meal and mix well.
• 4 heat oil in pan over med-high heat.
• 5 take enough of the mixture out to form a large "meatball" and repeat until all the mixture is gone. add them to the oil one at a time and fry until all side are crisp. drain on a paper towel.
• 6 these can be put into pitas with lettuce, shredded carrots, cucumbers, etc and topped with salsa, or a tofu sour cream.