Freekeh and carrot burgers
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Makes 8
Ingredients
- 150g freekeh
- 2 carrots, peeled and grated
- ½ red onion, diced
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 1 egg, beaten
- 400g tin pinto beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 tbsp (optional) plain flour
- to serve (optional) burger buns, salad and hummus
Method
- STEP 1
Cook the freekeh in boiling water for 20 minutes until soft. Drain and rinse. Toss with the grated carrot, onion, paprika, egg and season.
- STEP 2
In a small blender, whizz the beans to a paste and add these to the mix. Add in 1 tbsp flour if needed to combine, and shape into 8 burgers. You can freeze any extra burgers for another time.
- STEP 3
Fry the burgers in 1 tbsp oil for 4 minutes on each side until golden and crunchy. If you like, add into burger buns with some lettuce, tomato and a dollop of hummus. You could also make the burgers half the size when shaping, fry, then load into Little Gem lettuce leaves with hummus and finely diced tomato and onion.