Double Bean burger with Walnuts

This is a scrumptious burger recipe  we came up with, over the weekend, and it was one of those burgers where you didn’t miss the bun or the trimmings or anything because it was great on its own and the avocado harissa just kicked it up a few notches. The avocado Harissa is adapted from another blog http://www.cookieandkate.com and is the best thing since fresh avocado :). No really, its finger-licking good.

Double Bean Burger with Walnuts served with Avocado Harissa

Ingredients

(makes 5 medium size burger patties)

1 can chickpeas drained and rinsed

1 can green lentils drained and rinsed

1 onion finely chopped

3 cloves garlic finely chopped

1 cup coriander finely chopped

8-10 walnuts crushed coarsely

1 cup almond flour

1 carrot grated

1 tbsp chilli powder

1 tbsp cumin powder

1 tbsp tomato paste

Salt to taste

1 egg – beaten

2-3 tbsp breadcrumbs to coat the patties

Olive oil to cook Burgers

For the Avocado Harissa

1 ripe avo

1 handful coriander

1 handful dill/mint/parsley

2-3 pickled jalapenos

2 tbsp lemon juice

Salt to taste

1 tbsp olive oil

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Start off by adding all harissa ingredients to the blender and blending until smooth. Taste for seasoning and set aside
• In a mixing bowl add the chickpeas and green lentils and mash until well combined.
• Add walnuts,almond flour,grated carrots and chopped coriander and mix well.
• In a pan, heat a bit of oil and brown off the onions and garlic with chilli powder,cumin powder and salt.
• Add tomato paste and cook until raw smell of tomato paste disappears ( 1-2 tbsp of water can be added at this stage if t starts sticking to the pan)
• Add the onion – tomato mixture to the prepared bean mixture and combine well
• Just before cooking the burgers add the egg to the burger mixture and incorporate into the mixture
• Take 1 cup of mixture to form one burger patty.
• Heat oil in a pan and, coat the burger with breadcrumbs and pan fry them until well cooked on both sides.
• Serve with Avocado Harissa

Notes:

1. You can omit the egg and use any other binding agent of your choice (potato,flour etc)
2. You can bake off the burger patties if you prefer not to pan fry them
3. This can be made as a nut free burger as well
4. Excess can be frozen for later use