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Quinoa Chickpea Burgers
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Quinoa Chickpea Burgers

Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp avocado oil divided
  • 1 clove garlic coarsely chopped
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 5 leaves kale stemmed and chopped finely
  • 1/2 cup raw shelled pumpkin seeds
  • 3/4 tsp sea salt
  • fresh ground pepper to taste
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas or 1 15-oz can
  • 1 cup cooked quinoa
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 2 Tbsp fresh dill chopped
  • 1 Tbsp fresh oregano chopped, or 1 tsp dried

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. In a large skillet, heat 1 Tbsp avocado oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Sauté until tender, approximately 5 minutes. Add kale and continue to cook for another few minutes.

  3. In a food processor, put pumpkin seeds, sea salt and ground pepper. Process until ground into a fine texture.

  4. Add quinoa, chickpeas, Dijon mustard, lemon, paprika. Process until you teach your desired texture. You still want it to be slightly chunky! Stir in onion-kale mixture, dill and oregano.

  5. Form 6 large patties. Alternatively, you can make these into appetizers by making each patty with 1/4 cup of batter. Put patties on lined baking sheet. Drizzle 1 Tbsp avocado on top of patties and bake for 25 minutes, rotating tray halfway through cooking time.

Recipe Notes

To get 1 cup of cooked quinoa, rinse 1/3 cup quinoa well in a fine mesh strainer. In a small pot, put the quinoa and 2/3 cup water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer covered for 15 minutes.