Name: Chickpea and grilled pepper burger
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 100g pine nuts; 1 tin of chickpeas (400g); 1 bunch of spring onions; 2 garlic cloves, pressed; 150g grilled red peppers (skin removed); Handful of basil leaves; 100g hard cheese; 100g breadcrumbs (or rice crumbs); To serve: pita or buns, lettuce or rocket, Greek yogurt, etc.

Chickpea and grilled pepper burger

7 Apr 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Background

Vegetarian burgers have such a bad reputation! But actually, they can be just about as delicious as the meat ones. Here is an example that's tasty and very filling too. I like eating this burger in a pita but, of course, you can serve the patties in buns or rolls too.

Ingredients

100g pine nuts
1 tin of chickpeas (400g)
1 bunch of spring onions
2 garlic cloves, pressed
150g grilled red peppers (skin removed)
Handful of basil leaves
100g hard cheese
100g breadcrumbs (or rice crumbs)
To serve: pita or buns, lettuce or rocket, Greek yogurt, etc.

Instructions

Dry-fry the pine nuts and set aside.
Chop the spring onions and gently fry them in little oil until softened. Add the garlic, stir for 1 minute. Leave to cool.
Drain the chickpeas, then, in a food processor, blend with the onion mixture, basil leaves, grilled peppers and cheese into a coarse pulp.
Transfer the mixture to a bowl, add the breadcrumbs, pine nuts and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Form six balls, press these slightly between your palms. Rest them on a plate until you're ready to cook them.
Heat a little oil in a frying pan and fry each burger for 4-5 minutes on both sides, until golden brown.
Serve the burgers in toasted pita or traditional bun, with green salad and yoghurt .