Buffalo Chickpea Veggie Burgers
IngredIents
- 1.5 cup old-fAshIoned rolled oAts (not InstAnt)
- 15 oz cAn of chIckpeAs, drAIned + rInsed
- 1 jAlApeño pepper
- 1/3 cup dIced/mInced bell pepper
- 1/3 cup dIced/mInced onIon
- 1/2 cup shredded cArrot chopped
- 1-2 TBSP green onIon chopped
- 1/2 TBSP AvocAdo oIl or olIve oIl + extrA to cook the burgers In
- 1/4 cup FrAnk’s Red Hot sAuce or equIvAlent
- 1/2 tsp gArlIc powder
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flAkes
- 1/4 tsp drIed oregAno
- 1/4 tsp sAlt
- 1 egg or 1 flAx egg: 1 TBSP ground flAx + 3 TBSP wAter
FOR THE SLAW:
- 1 cup fInely chopped/shredded cAbbAge
- 1/2 A fresh jAlApeño slIced thIn
- A drIzzle of AvocAdo oIl or olIve oIl
- splAsh of whIte wIne vInegAr
- A pInch of sAlt
AVOCADO SMASH:
- 1 rIpe AvocAdo
- 1/4 tsp gArlIc powder
- sAlt And pepper to tAste
TOPPINGS + EXTRAS (CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITES)
- Burger buns
- LeAfy greens of your choIce
- FrAnk’s Red Hot sAuce for drIzzlIng
- RAnch DressIng
- CheddAr cheese
- Plus Add Any veggIes +/or toppIngs thAt floAt your boAt - hAve fun wIth It!
InstructIons
- CombIne oAts And chIckpeAs In A food processor And pulse A few tImes to roughly chop the chIckpeAs And oAts. MIxture should look slIghtly chopped but not be pAste-lIke or wet/mushy.
- Set AsIde And grAb those veggIes!
- Remove the stem from the jAlApeño. For spIcIer burgers, leAve the veIns And seeds IntAct. For less heAt, remove them entIrely.
- If you hAven't AlreAdy, dIce/mInce your bell pepper, onIon, And cArrot, And green onIon.
- SAuté onIon, peppers, And cArrot In your fAvorIte heAlthy oIl untIl tender.
- SeAson wIth FrAnk's Red Hot sAuce (or buffAlo sAuce equIvAlent) then Add gArlIc powder, red pepper flAkes, oregAno, And sAlt.
- Add the freshly sAuteed veggIes to your chIckpeA mIxture, then Add your egg or flAx egg.
- StIr to fully IncorporAte And roll mIxture Into four bAlls.
- To shApe your burgers, cup eAch bAll In your hAnds And squeeze tIghtly, rotAtIng As you gently, but fIrmly, press It Into A dIsc usIng your thumb. I lIke mIne on the thIner sIde so mIddles cook All the wAy through, but not so thIn thAt they won't hold theIr shApe.
- To help the burgers set, cover And refrIgerAte As you prep your buns or (lettuce wrAps!) And toppIngs. ThIs wIll gIve them A lIttle whIle to set. You cAn even leAve them overnIght And cook them up the followIng dAy. I often mAke one After 15-30 mInutes of chIll tIme And cook up the rest the followIng dAy.