Spicy Southwest Vegetable Burger with Avocado and Pepper-jack Cheese - Sutter Home Family Vineyards

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup red onion
• 2/3 cup red pepper
• 1 1/3 cups white button mushrooms
• 1 cup canned black beans, drained not rinsed
• 1 1/2 tsp. Minced garlic
• 2/3 cup fresh cilantro
• 1 1/4 tsp chili powder
• 1 3/4 tsp. garlic salt
• 1 cup yellow corn meal
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 ripe avocado
• 6 slices pepper-jack cheese
• 6 whole wheat bakery style buns
• Leaf lettuce
• 1/2 cup fire roasted tomato salsa with jalapeno