Sweet Potato & Black Bean Burgers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed & drained
1 large sweet potato, peeled & cubed & cooked (just boiled and drained is fine)
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons tahini
1 tablespoon agave syrup (or light sweetener of choice)
2 -3 teaspoons adobo seasoning (or favorite spice blend or salt & pepper)
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup flour
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
1 -2 tablespoon sunflower oil
8 hamburger buns, sliced or 8 pita bread
2 avocados, peeled & cored & sliced
Dijon mustard, to taste

Preparation

In a large bowl, mash beans and potato together with a potato masher.
Stir in egg, tahini, syrup, seasonings and flour. Mix well Form mixture into eight same-sized patties. If mixture is too moist to handle, add a tad more flour.
Coat patties in Panko. You want them to be well-coated.
Heat sunflower oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the patties in batches and cook until browned on both sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels until all patties are cooked.
Serve inside hamburger buns or pitas. Top with sliced avocados and smears of Dijon mustard, or any topping you like.