Chickpea burgers

Jamie Oliver recently shared these vegan chickpea burgers on his account and I fancied giving them a go. His recipe just has chickpeas and sweetcorn as its main ingredients but for extra variety and nutrients I added some extra veggies as well.

This mix makes about 12 small burgers or 4 large full-size burgers. They're super simple to make as most of the chopping and blending is done in a food processor.

The burgers have a nice mild spicy flavour and, while they develop a firm coating from being cooked, they remain soft in the middle, so they would be great for babies who are new to BLW. I served up 3, along with some veg, for Joshua’s dinner and froze the rest. The ingredients i used were...

• 1x 400g tin of chickpeas, drained (240g dry weight)

• 285g vegetables (I used drained sweetcorn, 2 spring onions chopped and half a carrot finely grated and squeezed dry)

• zest of one lemon

• 3 heaped tablespoons of plain flour (plus extra for dusting)

• 1/2 teaspoon paprika

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander

(Jamie’s recipe also includes 1/2 bunch of fresh coriander which I definitely would have included if I had any) To make...

• blitz everything in a food processor until just combined (not too smooth, you want to retain some texture)

• shape into small burger/patty shapes and coat in flour

• leave in the fridge for 30mins or longer to firm up

• cook in a frying pan with a slash of oil until golden and cooked through, turning halfway

Serve fresh, refrigerate or freeze. Enjoy x

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