Name: Green pea burger with oats and herbs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1.5 cup green peas; ½ cup oats ( gluten-free, if needed); 5 spring onions; 2 cloves of garlic; 1 egg or flax-egg; ½ lemon, zested and juiced; 2 Tbsp parsley leaves; 2 Tbsp mint leaves; 3 Tbsp breadcrumbs ( gluten-free, if needed); Salt & pepper; Oil for cooking; Breadcrumbs for coating

Green pea burger with oats and herbs

15 Sep 2021

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

25 minutes

Background

This green pea burger with oats and herbs can be vegan, vegetarian or gluten-free according to your diet. It’s super easy to make, although it’s worth resting the mixture for a while as the oats bind it together better. Serve it with your favourite condiments and toppings. Flax-egg recipe here>>

Ingredients

1.5 cup green peas
½ cup oats ( gluten-free, if needed)
5 spring onions
2 cloves of garlic
1 egg or flax-egg
½ lemon, zested and juiced
2 Tbsp parsley leaves
2 Tbsp mint leaves
3 Tbsp breadcrumbs ( gluten-free, if needed)
Salt & pepper
Oil for cooking
Breadcrumbs for coating

Instructions

Blanch or steam the green peas, then rinse them under cold water. Let them cool.
Meanwhile thinly slice the spring onion, mince the garlic and whisk the egg or make the flax-egg for a vegan version.
Put the peas, oats, spring onion, herbs, garlic, egg ( or flax-egg), lemon zest and a squeeze of lemon juice in a food processor and whizz until you get a coarse mixture. Don’t purée it!
Season with salt and pepper, then transfer the mixture into a bowl and rest it in the fridge for minimum 30 minutes ( ideally 2 hours).
Take the mixture out of the fridge. It should be sticky and a bit soft but holding together - if not, add some breadcrumbs and combine.
Make about 6-8 patties between your palms, then coat them in the breadcrumbs.
Heat some oil in a frying pan or spray the patties with oil.
Fry the patties on each side until golden. (Alternatively, you can bake them for a healthier version.)
Assemble the burgers to your liking - or serve the patties with a dip or salad and perhaps baked sweet potatoes.