Recipe: Falafel burgers from The Vegan Society

Chickpeas and fortified soya yoghurt make these burgers a tasty summer treat for those following a vegan diet who want to take care of their bones.

Serves: 4
Prep time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 x 400 g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 small red onion, roughly chopped
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• Handful of flat-leaf parsley or curly parsley
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• ½ tsp harissa paste or chilli powder
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• Yoghurt dressing
• 180 g fortified soya yoghurt
• Handful of chopped mint leaves
• 1 garlic clove chopped
• Handful of chopped coriander

To serve

• 4 wholemeal burger buns
• Handful of green salad

Method

1. Drain the chickpeas and pat them dry. Tip them into a food processor along with the red onion, garlic, parsley, cumin, coriander, harissa paste, flour and a little salt. Blend until fairly smooth, then shape into four patties with your hands.
2. Make the yoghurt dressing by blending all ingredients together. Leave a few mint leaves for decoration.
3. Heat the sunflower oil in a non-stick frying pan and fry the burgers for 3 minutes on each side until lightly golden. Serve in a burger bun, adding the yoghurt dressing and green salad.

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