A healthy take on the classic burger, made with organic ingredients, these Mushroom Spinach Chickpea Burgers are sure to please even the staunchest carnivore!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword chickpea burgers
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 6burgers
Calories 492kcal
Author Erica
Ingredients
1 ½cupscooked chickpeas
15ounces(1 can) black beansdrained & rinsed
¼cupcooked brown riceor quinoa
2tablespoonsolive oil
1small oniondiced
3clovesgarlicdiced
1cupbaby portabella mushroomswashed and sliced
3cupsbaby spinachlightly packed & divided
Sea saltto taste
Red pepper flakesto taste
Cuminto taste
Worcestershire sauceto taste
1cupPanko bread crumbs
2tomatoessliced
1cucumbersliced
6hamburger buns
Chunky Cubanelle Guacamole
1medium avocadohalved & pitted
1cupfresh cilantrochopped
1Cubanelle pepperseeded & chopped
2jalapenosseeded & chopped
1clovegarlicdiced
1limejuiced
Sea saltto taste
Red pepper flakesto taste
Cuminto taste
3-4tablespoonsolive oil
Instructions
In a large bowl, add chickpeas, black beans, and rice. Set aside.
Heat 2 Tablespoons olive oil in a medium skillet over low heat. Add onion & garlic and saute for about 10 minutes. Then add mushrooms and saute another 3-4 minutes, until browned.
Wilt spinach over mushroom mixture for a few minutes, then add all to bowl with beans.
Season liberally with salt, red pepper, and cumin, and add Worcestershire to taste, then stir it all together with the bread crumbs.
Place all ingredients in a food processor, and pulse until mixture reaches desired texture (I had to keep moving stuff around at the bottom with a spoon so it didn't become too smooth - I went for a chunkier mix.)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Divide mixture into 6 balls, then flatten each ball in to a patty and place them on an oiled baking sheet. Bake for about 15 minutes.
Place skillet over medium heat. Remove baking sheet from oven, brush the patties liberally with olive oil, and fry them three at a time for a few minutes on each side. This produces a lovely, crispy exterior.
Chunky Cubanelle Guacamole
Add all ingredients except olive oil to clean food processor bowl. Pulse, drizzling in olive oil as you go, until blended but still kind of chunky.
Top your burgers with Chunky Cubanelle Guacamole, spinach, cucumber, & tomato.