Chickpea 'n' Red Onion Burgers Recipe
When chilly days arrive and we retire the grill to the garage, I bake a batch of chickpea veggie burgers. Even die-hard meat eaters can't resist them. —Lily Julow, Lawrenceville, Georgia TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min. YIELD:6 servings
Ingredients
1 large red onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup fat-free red wine vinaigrette
2 cans (15 ounces each) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup toasted wheat germ or dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup packed fresh parsley sprigs
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
6 sesame seed hamburger buns, split
6 lettuce leaves
3 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, mix onion and vinaigrette. Place chickpeas, walnuts, wheat germ and parsley in a food processor; pulse until blended. Add eggs, curry and pepper; process until smooth.
2. Shape into six patties. Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake 10-15 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°.
3. In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise and mustard; spread over cut sides of buns. Serve patties on buns with lettuce, basil and onion mixture. Yield: 6 servings.
Chickpea 'n' Red Onion Burgers
[size]
[/size]
When chilly days arrive and we retire the grill to the garage, I bake a batch of chickpea veggie burgers. Even die-hard meat eaters can't resist them. —Lily Julow, Lawrenceville, Georgia TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min. YIELD:6 servings
Ingredients
1 large red onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup fat-free red wine vinaigrette
2 cans (15 ounces each) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup toasted wheat germ or dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup packed fresh parsley sprigs
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
6 sesame seed hamburger buns, split
6 lettuce leaves
3 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, mix onion and vinaigrette. Place chickpeas, walnuts, wheat germ and parsley in a food processor; pulse until blended. Add eggs, curry and pepper; process until smooth.
2. Shape into six patties. Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake 10-15 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°.
3. In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise and mustard; spread over cut sides of buns. Serve patties on buns with lettuce, basil and onion mixture. Yield: 6 servings.
Chickpea 'n' Red Onion Burgers
|
[/size]