SWEET POTATO AND CHICKPEA VEGGIE BURGER WITH WITH COURGETTE SLAW

Makes 8 Burgers

INGREDIENTS

     +    
The pattys

100g dried shitake mushrooms, soaked in water, then thinly sliced

100g of blanched spinach that’s dried well, chopped roughly, then dried

400g of dry crushed mash (using whole baked potatoes in the oven that are baked until just cooked)

2g of dried thyme leaves

400g cooked and drained chickpeas

Roasted sweet potato (as per recipe)

8 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped

12g parsley, finely chopped
30g tahini

20ml soy sauce

Grated zest of 1 unwaxed lemon

200g cooked and cooled brown rice (125g raw weight) just simmered in seasoned water
60g oats

12g salt

4g finely crushed black pepper

4g harissa paste

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Roasted sweet potato

4 medium sweet potato, cut in half

4g of finely crushed black pepper

10g course sea salt

20ml olive oil

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Raw grated courgette

1 washed & dried green courgette (grate the courgette on a medium size grater and then dry well on kitchen paper)

3 leaves of cut basil

20g shop bought pesto

2g salt

6 turns of milled pepper

 

Mix together

     +    
Black olive mayo

100g mayo

30g tapenade

15g copped black olive chopped

 

Mix all the above together

Method

     +    
The pattys

Heat the oil in a large sauté pan on medium heat and when hot, add the mushrooms and ½ of the seasoning & thyme.

Fry the mushrooms until well roasted, then place onto board & chop coarsely.

Pulse the chickpeas in a processor with the garlic, parsley, tahini and soy sauce to a coarse mixture. Transfer to a bowl and then pulse the rice, oats, spinach, zest, harissa, sweet potato & cooled mushrooms for 1 minute. Mix well, season and chill to firm up.

Divide the mixture into 120g patties and shape into patties. Place on a lined baking tray and chill for 30-60 minutes.

Sear the burgers in a hot pan with a little olive oil and cook for 1 minute each side. Place into the oven at 180c/ for 10 minutes, then top with a slice of cheese.

     +    
Roasted sweet potato

Place all the above into a bowl and mix together. Place into a gastro container flat and evenly spaced out, then into the oven at 180c and cook for 20-30 minutes until cooked with a little bite still.

Leave it to cool before scooping out the flesh. Dry the flesh out well in a pan and reduced by half at least. Keep the skins for deep frying, you can dry them out in the oven at 80c for 1.5 hrs, then deep fry in oil at 180c.

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Assembly

Black olive tapenade

Rocket or spinach leaves

Grilled sliced avocado

Black olive mayo

Grated courgette with pesto

1 veggie burger patty

Deep fried sweet potato skin

1 grilled burger bun

 

 

Place a little black olive tapenade onto the bottom of the bun, then the rocket leaves and grilled avocado. Spread the black olive mayo over, then add the grated courgette. Next he patty, the fried sweet potato skin and finally close with eh top of the grilled burger bun.

SWEET POTATO AND CHICKPEA VEGGIE BURGER WITH WITH COURGETTE SLAW

Makes 8 Burgers

INGREDIENTS

   +   
The pattys

100g dried shitake mushrooms, soaked in water, then thinly sliced

100g of blanched spinach that’s dried well, chopped roughly, then dried

400g of dry crushed mash (using whole baked potatoes in the oven that are baked until just cooked)

2g of dried thyme leaves

400g cooked and drained chickpeas

Roasted sweet potato (as per recipe)

8 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped

12g parsley, finely chopped
30g tahini

20ml soy sauce

Grated zest of 1 unwaxed lemon

200g cooked and cooled brown rice (125g raw weight) just simmered in seasoned water
60g oats

12g salt

4g finely crushed black pepper

4g harissa paste

   +   
Roasted sweet potato

4 medium sweet potato, cut in half

4g of finely crushed black pepper

10g course sea salt

20ml olive oil

   +   
Raw grated courgette

1 washed & dried green courgette (grate the courgette on a medium size grater and then dry well on kitchen paper)

3 leaves of cut basil

20g shop bought pesto

2g salt

6 turns of milled pepper

 

Mix together

   +   
Black olive mayo

100g mayo

30g tapenade

15g copped black olive chopped

 

Mix all the above together

Method

   +   
The pattys

Heat the oil in a large sauté pan on medium heat and when hot, add the mushrooms and ½ of the seasoning & thyme.

Fry the mushrooms until well roasted, then place onto board & chop coarsely.

Pulse the chickpeas in a processor with the garlic, parsley, tahini and soy sauce to a coarse mixture. Transfer to a bowl and then pulse the rice, oats, spinach, zest, harissa, sweet potato & cooled mushrooms for 1 minute. Mix well, season and chill to firm up.

Divide the mixture into 120g patties and shape into patties. Place on a lined baking tray and chill for 30-60 minutes.

Sear the burgers in a hot pan with a little olive oil and cook for 1 minute each side. Place into the oven at 180c/ for 10 minutes, then top with a slice of cheese.

   +   
Roasted sweet potato

Place all the above into a bowl and mix together. Place into a gastro container flat and evenly spaced out, then into the oven at 180c and cook for 20-30 minutes until cooked with a little bite still.

Leave it to cool before scooping out the flesh. Dry the flesh out well in a pan and reduced by half at least. Keep the skins for deep frying, you can dry them out in the oven at 80c for 1.5 hrs, then deep fry in oil at 180c.

   +   
Assembly

Black olive tapenade

Rocket or spinach leaves

Grilled sliced avocado

Black olive mayo

Grated courgette with pesto

1 veggie burger patty

Deep fried sweet potato skin

1 grilled burger bun

 

 

Place a little black olive tapenade onto the bottom of the bun, then the rocket leaves and grilled avocado. Spread the black olive mayo over, then add the grated courgette. Next he patty, the fried sweet potato skin and finally close with eh top of the grilled burger bun.

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