Chickpea burgers with cauliflower
SERVES: 5 - 6 / Prep Time: 15 mins / Cook Time: 30 mins
Patties suitable to freeze, cooked or uncooked
Ingredients Photo: Wick Nixon
Roasted Cauliflower
- 1 medium cauliflower, cut into small florets
- 1 T olive oil
- ½ t salt and a good grinding of black pepper
- 3 T slivered almonds
- 3 T currants
Chickpea Patties
- 1½ c cooked chickpeas (approximately ¾ c dried, see Top Tip below)
- 1½ c edamame beans or peas, frozen
- ½ c parsley or basil
- 2 t ground cumin powder
- 1 t ground coriander powder
- ½ medium red onion, roughly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- ½ c chickpea flour (or regular flour)
- 1 large lemon, juice and zest
- ½ t salt and a good grinding of black pepper
- 2 T olive oil
Burger Fillings
- ½ cucumber, finely sliced
- 1-2 avocados, sliced
- 1-2 tomatoes, sliced
- Lettuce leaves
- 5 wholemeal buns
- 10 slices of cheese
- Homemade tomato sauce
Method
Preheat oven to 200°C fanbake.
Place cauliflower in a baking dish, drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 15-20 minutes until lightly browned, tossing halfway through. Once cooked, remove and turn oven onto high grill.
Cut buns in half, lay the sliced cheese on the top side and place on a baking tray. Prepare the burger filling ingredients. Set aside.
Soak beans or peas in boiling water for 5 minutes, drain. Place all patty ingredients in a food processor
(except oil) and process until combined (this is quite a soft mixture but if firms up while cooking).
Heat oil in a frypan over a medium heat. Using damp hands, form mixture into patties, sized to suit your buns. Cook on either side for 2-3 minutes until browned.
While patties are cooking, place buns under the grill until cheese has melted, keeping an eye on them so they
don't burn.
Place all ingredients on the table so everyone can make their own. Serve with the roasted cauliflower
on the side, sprinkled with slivered almonds and currants.
Top Tip: I recommend using dried chickpeas. Soak in plenty of water in a pot overnight. In the morning, refresh with clean water, cover and bring to the boil. Turn down to simmer and cook for 1 hour.
