Chickpea and Hummus Burgers

Ingredients:

• 3-4 tbsp oil – we use coconut oil
• 1 onion roughly chopped
• 2 garlic cloves thinly sliced
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 100g hummus – we use red pepper hummus and it works well😊
• 50g plain flour
• ½ tsp salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 50g/2oz pine nuts or cashews

Method:

1. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and fry gently for 4-5 minutes, or until softened, stirring regularly.
2. Stir in the cumin and coriander and fry for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool for 5 minutes. Place in a food processor.
3. Add half of the chickpeas and all of the hummus and flour. Season with salt and pepper. Blend to a rough paste.
4. Add the remaining chickpeas and the pine nuts. Pulse for a few seconds until the chickpeas and pine nuts have broken down but retain some texture. Season to taste.
5. Divide the chickpea mixture into 8 portions. Roll each into a ball, and flatten between your palms into a burger shape approximately 1.5cm/½in thick.
6. Heat the remaining oil in a large, non-stick frying pan. Add the burgers in batches and fry for 3-4 minutes on each side, or until golden-brown and crisp on both sides and heated through.
7. Serve the burgers in pitta bread stuffed with salad leaves, with a dollop of yoghurt and chilli sauce.

Enjoy!