Lentil Chickpea Burgers with Avocado Yogurt Sauce
Lentil Chickpea Burgers are a super flavorful delicious veggie burger that is perfect for the vegetarians in your life.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked green or brown lentils
- 1/2 cup cooked chickpeas
- 1/2 medium onion, coarsely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, smashed
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 carrot, peeled and coarsely grated
- oil, for the pan
- 6 burger buns
- desired toppings
For the sauce:
- 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 medium ripe avocado
- salt
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Pat the lentils and chickpeas dry. Make sure to dry themwell, otherwise the mixture will be too wet.
- Place the lentils, chickpeas, onion, garlic, eggs, oats, chili powder, paprika, and salt in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until the consistency of thick, chunky hummus.
- Stir the grated carrot into the mixture.
- Using a large ice cream scoop or hands, form the mixture into patties using 1/4 cup of the mixture at a time.
- Heat a thin layer of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the burgers for 5 minutes on each side, until golden on the top and bottom.
- In a small bowl, stir together the yogurt, avocado, salt and lemon juice until smooth and well combined. Top the burgers the sauce and place between burger buns.
- Note: If you are using canned lentils and chickpeas, drain and rinse them well before patting dry.
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