Chickpea Burgers with Tomato Salad

October 21, 2013

It's meatless Monday!!! I recently made veggie burgers for the first time and I am a big fan now! They were very easy to put together and very tasty. Feel free to jazz these up any way you want as this is a pretty basic recipe. I could see using tzatziki sauce instead of plain yogurt (here's a recipe). You could also top these with guacamole! If you wanted to make an Italian twist substitute parsley for the cilantro and top them with provolone or mozzarella cheese and a smear of

5 hamburger buns
2 (16 oz.) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
3/4 c. cilantro
1 large egg
1 large red onion, finely chopped
Salt and pepper
1 lb. roma tomatoes
1 T. + 2 t. extra virgin olive oil
2 t. white wine vinegar
1/4 c. plain Greek yogurt
1 head butter lettuce

In a food processor, pulse 1 hamburger bun into crumbs. Mix 1/2 c. of the crumbs (reserving the remaining crumbs for future use - I froze mine) with chickpeas, cilantro, egg, 1/3 c. red onion and 1/4 t....
See the full directions on my site

Nutritions

Calories
910

Sodium
262mg
10% DV

Fat
15g
23% DV

Protein
45g
91% DV

Carbs
146g
49% DV

Fiber
36g
146% DV

Vegetarian Beans/Legumes