Chickpea Patties

Danielle Hickson

Serves 4

Preparation time 25 mins

Cooking time 20 mins

Level of Difficulty easy

Source of fibre

High protein

Vegetarian

These easy-to-make vegetarian chickpea burgers are a tasty source of fibre and protein.
Recipe: Jean Davy Photography: Danielle Hickson

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 3 shallots, finely sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minched
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 cans chickpeas, drained
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 1/2 cup chopped coriander
• 1/4 cup chopped mint
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
• salt and pepper to taste

Method

In a fry pan over medium heat, add olive oil and fry off the shallots, garlic and cumin seeds. Take the pan off the heat and cool slightly.
In a food processor, lightly blend together the chickpeas, parsley, coriander, mint, lemon juice and sesame seeds. Add salt and pepper to taste and lightly blend again.
Shape the mix into four patties and pan fry them on each side for 4 to 5 minutes or until they are golden brown
These patties are great served in brown bread rolls with mixed green salad.

Nutritional Analysis

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Average	per 242g (not including salad or bread roll)
Energy	1150kJ
Protein	15g
Fat	9g
Saturated fat	1g
Carbohydrate	28g
Sugars	2g
Dietary fibre	11g
Sodium	515mg

Recipes analysed by Food and Nutrition Australia