1½ pounds sweet potatoes (smaller potatoes cook faster)
⅓ cup uncooked millet or quinoa (or 1 cup cooked)
1 cup old fashioned oats (use certified gluten-free oats if you are avoiding gluten)
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained (or 2 cups cooked black beans)
½ small red onion, diced
½ cup lightly packed fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
2 teaspoons cumin powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon chipotle powder or smoked hot paprika
½ teaspoon cayenne powder (optional, to taste)
½ teaspoon salt
High quality vegetable oil for cooking burgers (or coconut oil, if you don't mind the coconut taste, olive oil may burn)
8 whole wheat hamburger buns (optional)
your favorite burger fixings (avocado or guacamole, tomato or pico de gallo, lettuce, sprouts, ketchup, hot sauce, mustard, pickles, cheese)