Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers with a Cilantro Lime Yogurt Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 can black beans, rinsed (or 15 oz. cooked from scratch)
• 1 small sweet potato, cooked and peeled
• 1/4 c. almond meal
• 1 pastured egg
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 jalapeno, minced (mild)
• 1/2 lime, juiced
• 1 T olive oil
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• sea salt and pepper
• 1/4 c. yogurt
• 1 T freshly chopped cilantro (could use parsley instead)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 T lime juice
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 avocado, sliced
• 2 large handfuls of spinach, steamed