Up-Your-Glow Chickpea Burgers

Ingredients:

• 1 TBSP of good quality olive oil
• 1 small brown onion, diced
• 1 clove of garlic crushed
• 1 can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 small carrot
• 1-2 stalks of kale, destemmed and ripped or cut into pieces
• 1-2 stalks of celery
• ½ – 1 tsp of ground cumin
• ½ – 1 tsp of ground coriander
• 1 cup of mixed seeds (chia, sunflower, flaxseeds)
• Good quality pepper and salt to taste
• 1 -2 TBSP of good quality olive oil for frying (alternatively bake in oven)

Method:

1. Put your olive oil into your frying pan and heat the onion until fragrant and soft, add the garlic and sauté for another minute.
2. In the meantime, grate your carrot and cut your kale.
3. Put your rinsed and drained chickpeas, grated carrot, cut kale, onion, garlic and mixed seeds into your food processor. Add your spices and blitz until all ingredients are well mixed.
4. Divide your mixture into little balls and flatten them a little.
5. Use 1-2 Tbsp or extra virgin olive oil to fry your chickpea patties for 3-4 minutes on either side or until golden brown and smelling irresistibly or alternatively bake in pre-heated oven on 180 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until done.

Enjoy!