Sweet Potato Burgers

So... I started with a recipe on this one but I strayed pretty far from it. The big thing to remember is that you're going to need a lot of seasoning in the burger mixture - otherwise it'll just taste like sweet potatoes on a bun.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups peeled, cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• Onion powder
• Garlic powder
• 1/2 cup dry roasted pecans, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (plus a sprinkle for the onion topping)
• sprinkle of fresh ground black pepper
• Bread crumbs 
• Egg whites
• 1 tablespoon olive oil spread 
• goat's cheese
• 1 sweet onion

To start, microwave your sweet potatoes until soft. Peel and Mash in a medium bowl. Mix in breadcrumbs, olive oil spread, pecans, egg whites, seasonings until thick.

Pat into rounds and place in freezer to firm.

I have a stove top griddle that worked perfectly for cooking these but I imagine they'd do great baking in the oven at about 400 degrees. Either way you go you'll need olive oil or cooking spray to keep these from sticking.

Even though the potatoes are already cooked you'll still need to cook these about 40 minutes, turning once halfway.

While the burgers are cooking, grill or saute your onions.

Top your burgers with the onion and goat's cheese and enjoy!