Skillet Falafel Burger Patties with Chickpeas
These yummy falafel burger patties are made with canned chickpeas and slathered with an out of this world herby tahini sauce, for a super nutritious 30 minute meal or meal prep.
Equipment
- Food Processor you could also dice everything super fine and mash by hand too!
Ingredients
Falafel Burger Patties
- 14 oz can chickpeas rinsed and drained very well
- ½ cup packed cilantro
- ½ cup packed parsley curly or flat leaf
- ½ small yellow onion cut into chunks
- ¼ cup chickpea flour
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- freshly cracked black pepper to taste
- ½ lemon zest only (optional)
- avocado oil for cooking
Herby Tahini Sauce
- ½ cup fresh dill fronds and tender stems
- ⅓ cup tahini
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- dried chile flakes to taste
For Serving Burgers
- 4 whole grain burger buns
- semi-firm vegan cheese I like Spread 'Em Kitchen
- your favourite greens or shredded red cabbage, pickled or fresh
Instructions
- In a food processor, pulse onion, garlic, cilantro and parsley until finely chopped. Add chickpeas, chickpea flour, cumin, coriander, salt, pepper and lemon zest and pulse until mixture is about 50% blended. You need it to stay a bit chunky or the burgers won't firm up.
- Using your hands, firmly press and shape mixture into 4 patties, about 3-4 inches wide.
- Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook burgers until golden brown, about 5-6 minutes a side. If browning too quickly, turn down the heat as you want the burgers to have time to cook through before they brown.
- If desired, whip up the herby tahini by blending the dill, tahini, water, lemon juice, garlic, salt and chile flakes until smooth with an immersion blender. If you don't have one, you can mince the dill and garlic by hand and whisk everything together vigorously to combine.
- Assemble burgers with your favourite toppings, or add patties and tahini sauce to salads or grain bowls!
Notes
You can absolutely store the falafel burgers cooked or uncooked in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.