I had big plans to recreate the two Northstar burgers I had last weekend while in Columbus, but…things did not work out.

Rather than follow my own recipe for imitation Northstar burgers from last year – which turned out great! I decided to make up a whole new recipe. Bad idea.

Here is what it should look like….

And this is what happened last night.

There were a lot of things that went into this brown, unappetizing patty and lucky for me – it ended up tasting great. It did not, however, taste like a Northstar burger, nor did it appeal to anyone’s sense of sight.

It does not even deserve the title of “attempted NS burger” therefore I will just call it a delicious yet ugly, black bean burger.

Black Bean Burger

• 1 1/3 c. brown rice + 1/3 c. brown rice
• 1/2 c. roasted butternut squash cubes
• 1 2/3 c. black beans + 1/3 c. black beans
• 1 1/3 c. diced beets + 1/3 c. diced beets
• 2 T. chopped parsley
• 1/4 onion, diced
• salt and pepper
• 2 T. whole wheat flour
• 1 T. apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 T. soy sauce

1. In a food processor, chop parsley and onion until finely diced.
2. In a separate bowl, mix 1/3 of each black beans, rice, beets and set aside.
3. Add the rest of the black beans, squash, rice, beets and chop/mix until blended – but not too creamy.
4. Pulse in the flour, vinegar and soy sauce and salt and pepper.
5. Add/Stir in the leftover rice, beans and beets.
6. Bake at 425 for about 20 minutes until mixture bakes into a patty.
7. Serve with lettuce, tomato, pickles, spicy mustard and ketchup.

You can read about my love for Northstar and their burger here or here or my restaurant review here. You are lucky I don’t blog about every Northstar burger I enjoy!

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