This document provides a recipe for making spicy bean burgers. The ingredients include bread, red kidney beans, onion, green chili, chili powder, and dried herbs. The method involves blending the bread into crumbs, mixing the beans and vegetables into a paste, combining with the breadcrumbs, shaping into patties, and grilling for 8 minutes total to make the burgers. Tips suggest varying the beans, herbs, and spices used and serving the burgers in different breads with various toppings.

1. Spicy Bean Burgers Session: 10 Photo of final recipe here

2. Ingredients 1 slice of bread 1 x 400g can red kidney beans ½ onion 1 medium green chilli 1 x 5ml spoon ground chilli powder 1 x 5ml spoon dried herbs

3. Equipment Chopping board Knife Can opener Food processor Bowl Measuring spoons Spatula Flour dredger Fish slice

4. Method 1. Preheat the grill.

5. 2. Put the bread in the food processor and blitz until it resembles breadcrumbs. Pour these crumbs into the mixing bowl.

6. 3. Cut away the top of the chilli, and then de-seed.

7. 4. Peel the onion.

8. 5. Drain the red kidney beans.

9. 6. Place the red kidney beans, onion, chilli, chilli powder and dried herbs into the food processor. Blitz together to form a thick paste-like mixture.

10. 7. Place the bean mixture into the mixing bowl with the breadcrumbs. Mix everything together thoroughly.

11. 8. On a lightly floured chopping board, divide and shape the bean mixture into 8 small patties.

12. 7. Grill the patties for 8 minutes, turning over after 4 minutes.

13. 8. Serve in a pita with salad.

14. Top tips Try different types of beans or pulses. Use other herbs and spices, instead of chilli. Eat with a range of different breads and fillings.

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