Sun-Dried Tomato and Chickpea Burgers

Sun-Dried Tomato and Chickpea Burgers

Here is the thing about veggie burgers i found that once you bite into them, they are often gentle, or they have a tendency to disintegrate or even worse they're cardboard-like. Even some of the coolest ones are extra comparable to a fritter than a burger and all pass over that juicy burger texture.

Prepare to be surprised.

Tomato and Chickpea Burgers

Those sun-Dried Tomato and Chickpea Burgers are distinct. They encompass a base of mashed chickpeas and breadcrumbs and are flavored with sun-dried tomatoes and lots of fresh basil. They're a little extra disintegrate than my black bean veggie burgers, this is because I wanted to hold them vegan so I neglected the egg that I usually add to veggie burger to help hold them collectively. They nonetheless hold their shape well though and don’t crumble within the oven like plenty of different veggie burgers I’ve tried.

Tomato and Chickpea Burgers

They might seem a bit on the wet facet at the beginning, however once inside the oven, the chickpeas take in all of the greater moisture whilst cooking and the burgers firm up superbly. Filled with flavor, these vegan burgers are healthy and seriously pleasurable. They taste like summer time way to the sun-dried tomatoes and the sparkling basil: So scrumptious!

What’s greater? Oh sure, you could make a large batch, after which freeze them individually for some other night time you're short on time. All in all, simply best.

Sun-Dried Tomato and Chickpea Burgers 

Ingredients

• 1 (thirteen.5 oz / 400 gr) can chickpeas, tired and rinsed well
• 1 medium onion, more or less chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil, tired
• Handful sparkling basil leaves
• 1 cup breadcrumbs (I used Aleia's Gluten loose Panko Crumbs)
• 2 tablespoons oil reserved from the tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon floor black pepper

Directions

1. Location all elements (except for the oil) in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the feel looks as if a high-quality meal. You may need to stop the meals processor and scrape the perimeters of the bowl more than one instances.
2. Switch the aggregate to a bowl, upload oil, deliver a great stir, cover, and refrigerate for as a minimum 30 minutes.
3. Whilst geared up to prepare dinner, preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and place a rack within the middle. Lightly grease a baking sheet and set aside.
4. Take the bowl out of the refrigerator and divide the combination into 4 portions. With dampened arms shape into patties about ½-inch thick (if the combination is just too dry and doesn't maintain collectively, upload a more water, 1 tablespoon at a time.)
5. Region patties onto the organized baking sheet and brush each facet with a chunk of oil.
6. Bake for about 20 to 25 mins, or until golden — flipping the burgers midway via.
7. Instead you can pan-fry the burgers. Warmth one tablespoon of oil in a big skillet over medium-excessive warmth, upload patties and cook on every aspect for about 5 minutes, until golden-brown.
8. Serve in your favored bun, along with your preferred toppings.

Nutrients records

One patty yields 193 energy, 7 grams of fat, 24 grams of carbs, and 8 grams of protein.