Chickpea & Quinoa Veggie Burgers

Chickpea & Quinoa Veggie Burgers
Chickpea & Quinoa Veggie Burgers
Try this Chickpea & Quinoa Veggie Burgers recipe, or contribute your own.
  • Preparing Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Served Person: 6
white meat free gluten free red meat free dairy free vegan vegetarian pescatarian
  • crushed red pepper flakes to taste
  • 1 tsp. smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 cup (200g) dried chickpeas
  • 1 cup cooked quinoa* (i like red for its color but you could use any variety.)
  • 1 small onion peeled and roughly chopped (168g once trimmed)
  • 3 g hly chopped (36 g once trimmed)
  • basil cilantro, parsley, whatever you like, a small handful (25 g of
  • 1 small zucchini grated (185 g once grated)
  • grapeseed oil for frying
  • serve with naan lettuce, tahini sauce (so yummy!), pickled red onions, sriracha
  • Carbohydrate 2.56625666666667 g
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Fat 0.0990583333333333 g
  • Fiber 0.658900018771489 g
  • Protein 0.491293333333333 g
  • Saturated Fat 0.0223266666666667 g
  • Serving Size 1 1 serving (40g)
  • Sodium 405.9022 mg
  • Sugar 1.90735664789518 g
  • Trans Fat 0.0201066666666667 g
  • Calories 11 calories

Place dried chickpeas in a bowl and cover with water by a few inches. Let sit overnight, or at least 12 hours. If time permits, 18 to 24 hours is best. Drain. Place the drained chickpeas, quinoa, onion, scallions, herbs, salt, paprika, and pepper flakes in the food processor. Process until blended, about 10 seconds. Scraped down the sides of processor and pulse again until combined. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Add the grated zucchini and with a spatula or your hands, incorporate the zucchini into the mixture. Taste the mixture. It should taste good, and shouldn't need much adjustment, but do adjust if necessary. Use a ½-cup measuring cup to portion the mixture into 6 (plus a little guy) patties. Squeeze the mixture between your hands as you shape each patty. The mixture will feel wet. When you shape the patties, the mixture might even feel a little delicate, and you will probably worry that the patties will fall apart in the pan. But, as long as your patties can hold their shape on the plate or sheetpan, you're in good shape. At this point, the patties can be wrapped and stored in the fridge for a day or two. Depending on how many patties you are cooking at one time, heat a sauté pan over medium high heat. For two patties, add 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil. When the oil begins to skid around the pan and feels hot to your hand hovering above, gently lower a patty into the oil. Repeat with another. Cook for three minutes adjusting the heat as necessary. Flip. Cook for three minutes more. Serve immediately with naan, lettuce, tahini sauce and onions.