Chickpea Burgers

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups onions, minced (i used more like 1/2 cup)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 cup carrot (finely chopped or shredded)
• 1 1/2 cups cooked and drained chickpeas (one 14 ounce can, drained)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tahini or 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1/4 cup parsley, minced (i used about 1 1/2 tbsp. dried)
• 1/3 cup chickpea flour or 1/3 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 lemon, juice of

Recipe

• 1 heat 1 t of oil and sauté the onions over medium heat, stirring frequently, until they soften, about 5 minutes.
• 2 add the garlic, cumin, and carrot and sauté for two more minutes.
• 3 transfer to large bowl or food processor and add the chickpeas.
• 4 mash or process until mushy.
• 5 stir in tahini and parsley and lemon juice.
• 6 combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in the small bowl, then stir into chickpeas.
• 7 flour your hands, shape mixture into four patties, and dust them with flour (i added the flour to the bean mixture. here).
• 8 fry in 1 t oil over medium-low heat for 1 minute, until just beginning to brown or spray with cooking spray and cook that way for less calories.
• 9 flip, fry 2 minutes, flip again, and fry 1 one minute (2 minutes total per side).