{"id":10289,"date":"2013-01-24T21:09:45","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T05:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/?p=10289"},"modified":"2016-10-13T16:51:33","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T23:51:33","slug":"quick-easy-spinach-and-white-bean-burgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/quick-easy-spinach-and-white-bean-burgers\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick & Easy Spinach and White Bean Burgers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Anything shaped in a patty has a homey feel to it, doesn\u2019t it? A hamburger, Salisbury steak, mashed potato cakes, they\u2019re either home food, or diner fare. And for the most part, they\u2019re fast. \u00a0Mix this and that together, form a disk and fry it up in a hot pan. But the thing is, you don\u2019t have to limit your notion of a patty to meat. You can sit down to a delicious dinner in 20-25 minutes if you\u2019ve got a can of beans (and a reasonably stocked pantry).<\/p>\n

This recipe germinated in my mind as a chicken meatball, but my pantry dictated. \u201cBeans,” it said. \u201cIt will be Great Northern beans.\u201d It’ll do that on a Wednesday when you don’t have time to go the market. And so, Spinach and White Bean Burgers.<\/p>\n

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The name sells it a bit short, I’ll give you that.\u00a0 What gives these patties their flavor is some lovely, Columbus Finocchiona salame<\/a>. Hot on the heels of their win at the Good Food Awards<\/a> last week, Columbus sent me a sample and the rest is history. Finely diced and mixed with the beans and spinach, it imparts a mellow, meaty pork flavor and brings some needed fat to the equation.<\/p>\n

Using meat as a flavoring rather than as the primary on the plate has been a great strategy for us as I\u2019ve dialed up the beans and split peas in our diet. You don\u2019t have to sacrifice taste in the name of nutrition, it’s a good thing, especially when it comes to split pea soup.<\/p>\n

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Texturally, these burgers are on the softer side because of the sheer amount of spinach and the creaminess of the beans.\u00a0 If you want a firmer patty, add another \u00bc cup of \u00a0bread crumbs, but keep in mind, just like a crab cake, you don\u2019t want to end up with more bread than beans.<\/p>\n

And on the spinach, you really want it as dry as you can get it. A tip? Put the defrosted spinach in a clean dish towel and wring it out. Really give it a good squeeze.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

These burgers are so flavorful they don’t need a sauce. Throw together a salad and dinner is served.<\/p>\n

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  • 1 15 oz. can great northern beans, rinsed and drained<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
  • 1 10 oz. box frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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