Bean Burgers

Ingredients

• 400g tin chickpeas
• 300g cooked mash vegetables such as carrot, squash, potato, sweet potato or parsnip
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 tbsp oil
• Squeeze lemon juice
• Pinch paprika, mild chilli flakes
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 4 tbsp breadcrumbs or crushed crackers (optional) for coating

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/ Gas 6
2. Mash the beans or chickpeas as much as you can with a potato masher
3. Add the mashed vegetables and garlic and any herbs that you want to use
4. Mix well and add lemon juice, spices or pepper to taste
5. The mixture then needs to be rolled into four burger-sized balls with wet hands
6. If you like, you can coat them with crushed crackers or breadcrumbs for extra crunch
7. Drizzle a tablespoon of olive oil on a baking tray and place the bean burgers on top and then turn them all over so that they have a coating of a little oil on each side.
8. Place the baking tray in the oven and cook for 20-30 minutes, turning the burgers over midway through cooking. Allow to cool a little before serving.

Or watch this video tutorial