Black Bean + Quinoa Burger - The Acne Nutritionist Maria Marlowe

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa (dry)
• 2 cups water
• 1 Tbsp. ground flaxseed
• ¼ cup warm water
• 2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 shallot (diced (or sub red onion))
• 4 cloves garlic (diced)
• 1 tsp. cumin powder
• ½ tsp. red pepper flakes
• ½ tsp. paprika
• ¼ tsp. cayenne powder
• 1 1/2 cups black beans ((cooked))
• ½ cup flat-leaf parsley
• ¼ tsp. unrefined salt (real, pink, or Celtic salt)
• 2 cups quinoa (cooked & cooled (from above))
• ½ cup rolled oats (processed into a powder, divided in half (so 2 - ¼ cups))
• 1 small head romaine lettuce (chopped (p)
• whole grain mustard
• extra-virgin olive oil
• unrefined salt (real, pink, or Celtic salt)
• black pepper