Serves 12

Serve these hearty veggie burgers on whole grain buns and your favorite condiments with a side of veggies!!!

Ingredients:

• 4 cup cooked brown rice
• 4 cup cooked black beans, smashed and whole
• 1 diced jalapeno
• 1 potato, cooked and smashed
• 1 cup diced tomato
• 1 cup diced roasted red bell peppers
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 1 cup chopped cilantro
• 6 tablespoon chili powder
• 6 teaspoon ground cumin
• 6 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 10 green onions, finely chopped
• 8 cloves garlic, smashed
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 4 teaspoon Tabasco or other hot sauce

Method: Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and stir to mix. Form the mixture into 4 patties. Place patties on the baking sheet and bake, flipping once half way through cooking, until browned and slightly crisp on the outside, about 30 minutes.

A spice is an aromatic, edible dried part from plant’s buds, root, bark, stem, leaves or seeds that we find in small bottles in markets. Spices originated in India, Indonesia, and Asia where they were used as medicine remedies to heal different ailments. Turmeric, cloves, cinnamon, coriander, ginger and black pepper are a few spices that were used in the ancient world and long ago spices were often more precious than gold… Imagine that!

Now, The question is:  How can spices heal? The answer is phytonutrients.  This nutrient derived from the plant material contains anti-flamatory and powerful antioxidants that control and disarm “free radicals” that damage cells, causing aging and many illnesses.

Can you get this phytonutrients from fruits and vegetables? Unfortunately no, They are only found in spices!  Some of these spices are curcumin found in turmeric, piperine found in peppercorns and anethole found in anise and fennel. Many spices…