Vegan Burger Tostadas

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Ingredients

1 cup	Black beans, canned (You can also used cooked beans from dry.)
1 plantain(s)	Plantain, green, raw (cooked and mashed)
1 clove(s)	Garlic (minced)
1/4 cup	White onion (diced)
1/4 cup grated	Carrots
1/4 cup	Portobello mushroom (diced, any mushroom will work)
1/4 cup grated	Zucchini
1/4 cup	Walnuts
1 pinch	Sea salt, fine (or to taste)
1 dash	Black pepper (or to taste)
1 tbsp	Cilantro (coriander) (fresh, minced)
1/4 tsp	Cumin (or to taste)
1/4 tsp	Chili powder (or to taste)
1/4 cup	Coconut oil (for sautéing)
1/4 cup	Amaranth, raw (cooked as per package instructions )

In a food processor, combine the walnuts, chili powder, cilantro, sea salt, pepper, and cumin until you have a meat like texture, not too long or it will become a paste
Beans; if you are using canned simply rinse, mash and set aside. If cooking from raw, when they are ready mash and set aside to cool.
Cook raw amaranth as per package instructions and set aside to cool, this will become a sticky like texture, perfect for holding the burger together.
in a cast iron pan, heat 1 tbsp of coconut oil and sauce the plantain until softened, mash and set aside to cool
In another pan, heat 1 tbsp of coconut oil and saute, garlic, onion until soft, then add grated carrot, zucchini and mushroom. When this mixture has softened, turn of the heat and allow to cool.
In a large bowl, mix all ingredients well: The veggie mixture, the amaranth, the walnut mixture, the mashed plantain and mashed beans.
Once well combined, form into burger patties and let cool in the fridge for approximately one hour to solidify.
In a cast iron pan, heat 1 tbsp of coconut oil and fry up those burgers!!!
You can enjoy these on buns or I loved them on tostadas.
Top them off with you favourite toppings like a spicy pineapple salsa or avocado, lettuce and spicy pickled onions.

Calories 345

Calories from fat 177

Calories from saturated fat 108

Total Fat 19.6 g

Saturated Fat 12.0 g

Trans Fat 0.0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 4.3 g

Monounsaturated Fat 1.8 g

Cholesterol 0

Sodium 286 mg

Potassium 584 mg

Total Carbohydrate 38 g

Dietary Fiber 7.3 g

Sugars 3.1 g

Protein 7.6 g