Black Bean & Potato Veggie Burgers

Well, you win some, you lose some, right? This is a case of losing some, unfortunately. I had the ambitious idea of making homemade veggie burgers, a compilation of veggie burgers I've had before. I didn't bother with a recipe (I almost never do). Maybe this is one time I should've consulted foodnetwork.com.

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My vision for the veggie burger was to combine smashed potatoes and black beans, quickly pan-fried in a tiny bit of canola oil. Unfortunately, the potato and black bean mash was too mushy. It held up to the frying, certainly, but when stuck in a pita with some lettuce and mustard, it just didn't hold up the way I was hoping. Perhaps, though, I'm being a little too critical. When I think about the veggie burgers I've eaten in my day, most have fallen apart or had a dubious texture, at best.

But my burger, sadly, lacked the flavor that I've come to enjoy in a good veggie burger. It needed some corn, roasted red peppers, maybe some rice. Whatever the flavor, it needed a little more.

I will embark on veggie burgers again. I'll survey some recipes and make it up as I go along, like I always do. But I promise you I will prevail-- with fork in hand.