Veggie sweet potato and beans burgers

As I've been decreasing the amount of meat I eat, I've had an amazing revelation (only a tiny bit of sarcasm there ;) ): there are loads of veggie recipes that are just as good/better than their meat alternatives. I'm thinking lentil bolognese, for example. I think it's because they don't pretend to be meat, they just use vegetables in a great way.

Makes: 8 smallish patties 


Ingredients:
- 2 small sweet potatoes
- 400g kidney beans
- 1 small onion
-  2.5 tsp of cumin
- 1 tsp of paprika

Also:
- rolls
- avocadoes and tomatoes for slicing and serving with the patties
- salsa
- cheese

 1. Chop the sweet potato up. Microwave on High for 10 minutes (or 2x5, moving them around halfway) until soft. Or, bake for 45-60 minutes at 200 degrees C until tender (I've had this discussion with people: apparently baking is far superior, but hey, life is only so long)

 2. Mash the kidney beans in a bowl. Mix in the chopped onion.



3. Add the sweet potato and mash that up with the beans and onion. Then add the spices and any seasoning you like.

  

4. Mould the mixture into 8 patties. Fry little on both sides for 4 minutes each. You will have to do this in batches unless you have a huge pan. Or you can bake for 35 minutes at 200 degrees C. 

5. Create your burgers using avocao, tomato, salsa, cheese, or anything else you like the sound of!