Chickpea Burger with Tahini Sauce
 
 
Vegan Chickpea Burger with Tahini Sauce
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Recipe type: Entree
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Tahini Sauce:
  • 1 tablespoon hot water (or more depending on consistency you enjoy - it is suppose to be a thin dressing)
  • ¼ cup tahini (sesame-seed paste)
  • 2 tablespoons minced shallot
  • 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • Dash of salt
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
Chickpea Burgers:
  • 1 teaspoon of olive oil
  • 1 (15.5oz) can of cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed
  • ½ cup chopped red onion
  • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • ½ cup dry breadcrumbs and ¼ cup for dredging
  • 2 tablespoons of flax egg (combine two tablespoons of ground flax seed with 4½ tablespoons of water - leave in refrigerator for 10 minutes to thicken)
  • (I also like to add some red pepper flakes to spice it up ¼-1/2 tsp)
  • 4 mini whole-wheat pitas
  • 1 tomato, sliced
  • ½ cup sliced red onion
Instructions
  1. To prepare sauce, combine all sauce ingredients into a bowl and whisk until smooth.
  2. To prepare the patties, combine all of the patty ingredients except the breadcrumbs in a food processor and mix until smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
  3. Transfer that bean mixture into a large bowl; stir in ½ cup breadcrumbs.
  4. Divide the bean mixture into four equal portions, shaping each into a patty.
  5. Place ¼ cup breadcrumbs in a shallow dish. Dredge patties in breadcrumbs.
  6. Heat 1 teaspoons vegan margarine or oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add patties to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until nicely browned.
  7. Or: heat oven to 375 degrees F - place patties on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Cook for 20 -25 minutes.
Recipe by Ordinary Vegan at https://ordinaryvegan.net/chickpeaburger/