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Red pepper and chickpea burgers
Fancy a meat-free meal? These veggie burgers are bursting with flavour and make a satisfying dinner
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Ready in 35 minutes plus chilling
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Cooking time 20 minutes
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Prep time 15 minutes plus chilling
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Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 75 g watercress
- 250 g roasted red peppers, drained
- 410 g tin chickpeas, drained
- 14 g fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 200 g fresh breadcrumbs
- 4 petit pain boules, halved
- 2 tomatoes, sliced
- 80 g soured cream and chive dip
Method
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1
Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a pan and cook the onion for 5 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and half of the watercress and cook for a further 2 minutes.
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2
Put the peppers and chickpeas in a food processor with the onion mixture, parsley and breadcrumbs. Whizz until combined. The mixture will be quite wet. Carefully shape into 4 patties and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes to firm up.
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3
Heat the remaining oil in the pan and cook the burgers for 4-5 minutes each side, until golden.
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4
Put each burger onto the bottom half of a boule, top with tomato slices and 1 tablespoon of the soured cream and chive dip. Put the remaining bread on top, garnish with the remaining watercress and serve.
