Buttery Sage Cannelli Burger

Ingredients

2 tbls of butter

6 fresh sage leaves

3 cloves of garlic-minced

1 can of cannelli beans-rinsed

1 cup of cooked quinoa

1 can of sliced black olives

1/2 cup of corn

1/2 cup of sunflower seeds

Rye bread-toasted

Sliced tomato

Safflower Mayo

Directions

1. Melt butter in cast iron pan, add sage leaves-cook 2 mins

2. Add garlic-cook 1 min

3. Add sunflower seeds-cook 1 min

4. Add beans, quinoa, olives, and corn

5. Form into 6 patties-refrigerate 30 mins so they stick together better on the grill

6. Cook on charcoal grill 4 mins each side

7. Assemble burger with mayo and tomato slices

I got some fresh sage the other day and I was trying to figure out what to do with it. I knew I wanted to grill tonight, so the idea of a burger came up. I figured cannellini beans would go best with sage. I thought quinoa would be a good healthy grain to add. Although there is a lot of butter in the burgers, I figured it would be a good splurge since I was using healthy ingredients. I added the sunflower seeds mostly as a nutritional addition. Sunflower seeds are an excellent source of vitamin E, vitamin B1, manganese, magnesium, copper, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and folate. So I try to sneak them in whenever I can.

The burgers tastes really great, but just as a warning they don't stick together very well when cooked on a grill. You have to be really careful when you are taking them off. But they still taste amazing! I also recommend a charcoal grill because it lends a smoky favor.

I made some fresh green beans for a side dish. I decided to use the same butter sage theme.

Green Beans

2 cups of green beans

1 tbls butter

2 fresh sage leaves

1 cloves of garlic-minced

1/4 cup walnuts-chopped

1. Steam green beans 4 mins

2. Melt butter-add sage leaves-cook 2 mins

3. Add garlic and walnuts-cook 1 min

4. Add green beans-cook 1 min