Falafel burgers

Name: Falafel burgers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: middle eastern
Ingredients: 250 g canned chickpeas, drained; 1 onion, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tsp ground coriander; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 small bunch parsley, chopped; 2 rounded tbsp plain flour; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 100 g hummus; 4 burger buns; 0 watercress, to serve

Chickpea patties with hummus and watercress in toasted buns.

250 g canned chickpeas, drained
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground cumin
1 small bunch parsley, chopped
2 rounded tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp vegetable oil
100 g hummus
4 burger buns
0 watercress, to serve

Drain, rinse and thoroughly dry chickpeas. Pulse into coarse crumbs, then pulse in onion, garlic, spices, parsley, flour and seasoning.
Shape four patties about 2cm thick. Fry in oil for 2–3 minutes per side, until golden and heated through.
Toast the cut sides of the buns. Spread with hummus and fill with patties and watercress.

Inspired by Chelsie Collins’s recipe for Good Food · Photo: Vegan Feast Catering, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Falafel_Burger_with_Fries_(3389411458).jpg)