Chickpea and Butternut Squash Burgers
These chickpea and butternut squash burgers are a great meat free twist on the classic burger! This recipe is dairy free, high in fibre, low in saturated fat, salt and sodium.
- 70 min
- Moderate
- 6 Portions
Ingredients
Butternut Squash 500 g (1/2 medium)
Water 30 ml (3 tbsp)
Chickpeas (drained) 460 g (2 tins)
Breadcrumbs 100 g
Coriander (dried) 3 g
Eggs 60 g (1 unit)
White Flour 60 g (3 tbsp)
Sesame Seeds 20 g (2 tbsp)
Olive Oil 20 g (2 tbsp)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 200C.
2.Place the butternut squash in a bowl with 3 tablespoons of water and microwave for 6-8 minutes until tender. Remove and leave to cool for 2 minutes.
3. Place the butternut squash and chickpeas into a food processor and blend mixture.
4. Add the breadcrumbs, coriander, egg and flour. Blend again to combine.
5. Divide the mixture into 6 and shape into 6 burgers.
6. Pour the sesame seeds into a shallow dish. Press the burgers into the sesame seeds and turn to coat evenly, using all sesame seeds.
7. Place burgers onto a parchment lined baking tray, cover and chill for 30 minutes.
8. Drizzle the burgers evenly with olive oil and bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
9. Serve two burgers per potion & enjoy!
