Chickpea Falafel Burgers

Mon, 10 February 2025

Delicious, simple and healthy, fantastic for dinner in a hurry

Ingredients:

400g can chickpeas (keep the water to make mayo)

1 chopped red onion

1 sliced garlic clove

handful of flat-leaf parsley (include the stalks)

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground coriander

½ tsp harissa or chilli paste

2 tbsp plain flour

Splash of Irish Rapeseed oil

toasted pitta bread

For the mayo -

1 tin of aquafaba (brine leftover from the can of chickpeas)

2 tsp Dijon mustard

pinch of salt

2 tbsp white wine vinegar

250ml Irish rapeseed oil or a neutral oil, such as vegetable.

Method:

Drain the chickpeas, keeping the water for the mayo. Put into a food processor along with the onion, garlic, parsley, cumin, coriander, harissa paste, flour and a little salt. Blend until fairly smooth, then shape into four patties with your hands. Heat the sunflower oil in a non-stick frying pan, and fry the burgers for 3 mins on each side until lightly golden. For the mayo place all the ingredients into a container and blend with a stick blender until smooth.

Toast your pitta breads a cut in half, add some crispy lettuce, tomatoes and pickled sliced onions, then the burger and top with mayo. Serve with roasted potato wedges