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Course Entrees
Difficulty Easy
Pulse Type Chickpeas
Specialty Diet Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Nutrition 1/2 cup serving
Recipe Contributed By Uproot Kitchen

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Chickpea Burgers

Prep Time 8 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
servings

Ingredients

Chickpeas From Scratch:

  • 1 lb chickpeas, dried
  • 10 cups water
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled
  • red pepper flakes, optional
  • salt, to taste

Chickpea Burgers

  • 1/4 cup onion, roughly chopped
  • 1/4 cup carrot, roughly chopped
  • 1/4 cup parsley, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, plain (gluten free if desired)
  • 2 cups chickpeas, cooked
  • 1 large eggs
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • pepper, to taste
  • Sriracha aioli, to serve

Instructions

Chickpeas From Scratch:

  • Sort dry beans and remove any pebbles or overly dried beans.
  • Cover chickpeas with water and soak for 8 hours or overnight. Alternatively, to quick soak the beans, cover them with water and bring to a boil and then turn off the heat and cover beans for an hour to soften.
  • Drain soaking water and rinse beans.
  • In a large pot, cover the soaked beans with fresh water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add in a bay leaf and whole garlic cloves to flavor the beans. If desired, add a sprinkle of red pepper flakes for some heat.
  • Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer the beans, partially covered, for 30-45 minutes, skimming off any foam that rises as they cook. The time will be longer if you're using older dried beans or live at higher altitude. Sample a few beans to check doneness before turning off the heat - they should be tender to the bite but not soft.
  • Remove the bay leaf and garlic cloves. Season the beans generously with salt to your liking.

Chickpea Burgers

  • In a food processor, combine onion, carrot and parsley and pulse a few times.
  • Add in chickpeas, breadcrumbs, egg, salt and pepper and process until there is still texture but most chickpeas have lost their shape.
  • Using the lid of a mason jar or tomato sauce jar covered in saran wrap, or your hands, pack the bean mixture into a burger shape.
  • Heat a skillet with olive oil and fry bean burgers on medium-heat until browned on both sides.
  • To serve, mix together Sriracha aioli by combining equal parts mayo and Sriracha. Serve with arugula salad or in buns.
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