Chickpea and Summer Squash Veggie Burger
This delicious burger is a celebration of summer produce straight from the garden. What really sets it apart are the leeks and summer squash.
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Total: 50 mins
Yield: 4-5 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 cans chickpeas
- ½ cup leeks (can substitute onion)
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp turmeric
- A small handful of soaked walnuts
- 1 Tbsp ground flax seeds
- 1 big summer squash, finely grated
- 1 Tbsp rice flour
- Pepper and salt to taste
Instructions
Instructions
- 1. Finely grate the summer squash and place it in a big bowl.
- 2. Rinse chickpeas. Then place the chickpeas, garlic, leek, walnuts, flax seeds and turmeric with salt and black pepper into a food processor. Process well. Scrape the sides with a spoon and process again
- 3. Pour mixture into a bowl with grated summer squash. Mix well. Add rice flour and mix again.
- 4. Take a baking sheet and cover it with parchment paper. Form the mixture into patties and place on the baking sheet.
- 5. Heat oven to 375F and bake for 25-30 minutes. They will firm up as they cool down.
Cooking Tips
Cooking Tips
- 1. Substitute any flour you like – corn, spelt, buckwheat, oat, wheat etc.
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