Spicy Chickpea Burgers with Sweetcorn and Tomato Relish

Spicy chickpea burgers with sweetcorn and tomato relish (v)

What to give your vegetarian guests? – well these Chickpea burgers really only take ten minutes to make and are a hit with anyone who has ever eaten them. You can even swap the chickpeas with beans like butterbean or borlotti and even if you haven’t got a processor, just mashing and grating all the ingredients together will work just as well.

Ingredients

1 tin chickpeas - drained and washed 1 onion - rough diced 1 garlic clove - crushed 1-teaspoon fresh parsley 1/4-inch ginger - grated 1/2 red chili – leave seeds in for extra hot-ness 1-teaspoon ground coriander Seasoning 1 small egg

60 g natural bread crumbs 1 tablespoons olive oil – to cook

Method

Drain and wash the chickpeas. Whiz the chickpeas, onion, herbs and spices until mashed. Add the egg and crumbs. Season well. Mould in to burgers either by hand or by using a scone cutter as a mould. (Tip – burger presses cost about £6.00) Pan fry in a little olive oil till golden on both sides or baked, grill or barbeque. Tip – use the chickpeas in water with no added salt.

Spiced Chickpea Burgers Makes 4 – 5

Tomato and Corn Relish Ingredients Method

2 plum tomatoes – small 1/2 red onion – finely chopped Mix all the ingredients together, season to taste

1 clove garlic – crushed (optional) and pile onto the burgers. 1/2 red chilli – finely chopped (optional) 1 tablespoon chopped fresh herbs of choice 2 tablespoons sweetcorn 1 level tablespoon tomato puree 1 level tablespoon olive oil seasoning