Chickpea Burgers by Rhyan Geiger, RDN
Hot summer days warrant a delicious burger recipe that anyone can enjoy. Skip the meat and try these chickpea burgers and I promise, you'll love them. Not only are they packed with savory flavors, fiber and protein, but they're are a great alternative to 'meatless Monday's or any day for that matter.
Finely chop the onion and crush the garlic and add to a frying pan with 1 tsp avocado oil and fry until just before they start to brown.
Drain the can of chickpeas and add the chickpeas to a food processor with the cooked onions/garlic, paprika, coriander powder, cumin, freshly chopped cilantro and flour and process it into a thick burger batter.
Sprinkle flour over a baking tray and cover your hands with it as well. Scoop the batter out onto the tray in 4 even sections, roll in the flour and form into 4 balls.
If the batter is very sticky or too wet, add more flour so that it easily forms a ball.
Take a square of parchment paper, place on top of each ball and press down on it with the bottom of a glass to flatten it into a burger shape.
Place the baking tray with the 4 burgers into the freezer to firm up for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes add 2 Tbsp avocado oil to a frying pan and heat up until hot.
Add all 4 burgers to the frying pan and fry on each side turning regularly until browned and crispy, roughly 5 minutes on each side.
If you want your burgers extra firm and crispy you can place on a parchment lined baking tray and bake in the oven at 400°F (200°C) for a further 20-30 minutes.
Serve on hamburger buns with sliced avocado, crispy lettuce, sliced tomato, ketchup and mustard.
Serving Size 1 patty
Servings 4
Ingredients
Directions
Finely chop the onion and crush the garlic and add to a frying pan with 1 tsp avocado oil and fry until just before they start to brown.
Drain the can of chickpeas and add the chickpeas to a food processor with the cooked onions/garlic, paprika, coriander powder, cumin, freshly chopped cilantro and flour and process it into a thick burger batter.
Sprinkle flour over a baking tray and cover your hands with it as well. Scoop the batter out onto the tray in 4 even sections, roll in the flour and form into 4 balls.
If the batter is very sticky or too wet, add more flour so that it easily forms a ball.
Take a square of parchment paper, place on top of each ball and press down on it with the bottom of a glass to flatten it into a burger shape.
Place the baking tray with the 4 burgers into the freezer to firm up for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes add 2 Tbsp avocado oil to a frying pan and heat up until hot.
Add all 4 burgers to the frying pan and fry on each side turning regularly until browned and crispy, roughly 5 minutes on each side.
If you want your burgers extra firm and crispy you can place on a parchment lined baking tray and bake in the oven at 400°F (200°C) for a further 20-30 minutes.
Serve on hamburger buns with sliced avocado, crispy lettuce, sliced tomato, ketchup and mustard.
