Healthy Eating

Life doesn’t get much sweeter than a grill surrounded by good friends and laughter, and topped with these Italian inspired focaccia burgers. Here, fresh mushrooms, red onion, bell pepper, garlic, basil, oregano, parsley, sundried tomatoes, and other ingredients belt out an opera of flavors we can all sink our teeth into.

I love black beans, so I developed this recipe and sent it off to one of my recipe testers. Kristine and her husband played around with my original recipe and made it even better, so I decided to name it after her. You can serve them with fresh guacamole, salsa, and hummus, with or without a bun, or you can create a lettuce wrap and add all of the trimmings of a burger. Try the Avocado Mayo found on page 197. You can add a squeeze of lime juice and serve with a Tex-Mex rice. Get creative with this—the possibilities are vast! If you prefer not to fry these burgers, you can also throw them on the grill or bake them.