Grilled Chickpea and Feta Burgers

Juicy vegetarian burgers made from chickpeas and feta, grilled with crispy edges and served with fresh vegetables. Serve with creamy yogurt dip and romaine lettuce.

By yumbelo · 4 servings · 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 can canned chickpeas, drained
• 150 g feta
• 1 pc onion
• 1 pc garlic clove
• 1 bunch bunch flat-leaf parsley
• 1 pc egg
• 60 g breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp sweet paprika powder
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tbsp neutral oil
• 4 pc burger buns
• 1 pc red onion
• 2 pc tomatoes
• 4 pc romaine lettuce leaves
• 1 pc cucumber
• 200 g Greek yogurt
• 1 tbsp lemon, juice
• 1 tsp honey

Method

1. Mash the chickpeas roughly with a fork or immersion blender, leaving some chunks intact.
2. Finely dice the onion and garlic, chop the parsley and crumble the feta.
3. Knead the chickpeas, onion, garlic, parsley, feta, egg, breadcrumbs, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper in a bowl into a malleable mixture and chill for 15 minutes.
4. Shape the mixture into four flat patties about 2 cm thick and brush them with a little oil.
5. Slice the cucumber, cut the red onion into rings and slice the tomatoes. Wash the romaine lettuce and spin it dry.
6. Stir the yogurt with lemon juice, honey, salt and pepper and chill.
7. Preheat the grill to medium heat and grill the patties on the lightly oiled grate for about 4 minutes per side, until golden brown and heated through.
8. Toast the buns briefly on the cut side.
9. Spread the bottom halves of the buns with yogurt, layer with lettuce, tomato, onion, cucumber and a patty, and close with the top half.