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Moroccan Chickpea Burgers

June 26

Veggie burgers get such a bad rap because 9 times out of 10, they are pretty underwhelming. I love a burger as much as the next guy but every now and again I like to mix things up. These healthy chickpea burgers are my go-to recipe when it comes to meat-free patties.

  • serves Serves 6
  • time 20 mins + setting time

Method

  1. 1. Place half the chickpeas in a food processor with the breadcrumbs, tahini paste, egg, coriander and cumin and blitz until smooth. Remove the blade and stir through the remaining chickpeas and the spring onions. Season with sea salt and ground black pepper.
  2. 2. Form the mixture into four 10cm/4" burgers by hand or using a burger press. Place on a plate and cover, leaving to sit in the fridge for at least 2 hours to firm up.
  3. 3. Place a large frying pan over a medium–high heat and add the oil. Fry the burgers in the pan for 5–6 minutes on each side, until they have a nice golden colour.
  4. 4. In a small bowl, mix the yoghurt with the garam masala. Toast and split some wholegrain pitta breads. Serve the warm burgers in the pitta breads with the spiced yoghurt, salad leaves and grated carrot.

Ingredients

1 x 14oz tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed

1 cup of breadcrumbs

2 tbsp tahini paste or smooth peanut butter

1 large free-range egg

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp ground cumin

6 spring onions, chopped

2 tbsp rapeseed oil

1/2 cup of natural yoghurt

1 tsp garam masala

Sea salt and ground black pepper

Wholegrain pitta breads, salad leaves and grated carrot, to serve

1 x 400g tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed

60g breadcrumbs

2 tbsp tahini paste or smooth peanut butter

1 large free-range egg

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp ground cumin

6 spring onions, chopped

2 tbsp rapeseed oil

150g natural yoghurt

1 tsp garam masala

Sea salt and ground black pepper

Wholegrain pitta breads, salad leaves and grated carrot, to serve

You'll Need

Food processor

Frying pan

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