Spinach-Chickpea Burgers

Burger Wednesdays are quickly becoming my favourite day to cook.  I can't wait for the weather to change so that we are able to bbq more often!  It seems like that will be a long time in the future though, since we are still buried under many (many) feet of snow.  I got this recipe from (SURPRISE!) Veggie Burgers Every Which Way and have made a few small adjustments for personal taste and also because I didn't want to use any eggs.  I served the burgers with rice stuffed red peppers and a few raw vegetables.

Spinach-Chickpea Burgers

Olive oil

2 tsp toasted cumin seeds

2 cloves of minced garlic

11 oz spinach

2 cans of chickpeas, drained and rinsed, divided

Juice of 1 lemon

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup chickpea flour

*Heat olive oil in pan, add cumin, garlic, and spinach.  Cook for 3-4 minutes.

*Squeeze out as much liquid as possible and let cool.  Chop finely.

*Combine 1 1/2 cans of chickpeas, lemon juice, and salt in a food processor and pulse several times.

*In a large bowl, combine spinach, and all chickpeas.  Fold in Chickpea flour.

I didn't have chickpea flour so I blended up some dried chickpeas.  Aside from scaring the baby it worked super well!

*Shape into 10 patties and cook for 5-6 minutes on each side in a little oil in a frying pan.

*Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.