Spiced falafel burgers

Name: Spiced falafel burgers
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 100g red cabbage, finely shredded; 1 lemon, juiced; 2 x 400g tins chickpeas, drained and dried on kitchen paper; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 2 green chillies, chopped; 2 cloves garlic; 4 spring onions, roughly chopped; 1/2 a small bunch coriander, roughly chopped; 4 tbsp gram flour; olive oil, for frying; 4 tbsp hummus; 4 tbsp natural yogurt; 6 burger buns, toasted; 6 slices beef tomato; pickled chillies; hot sauce

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time30 mins
- + chilling
Easy
Serves 6

Ingredients

100g red cabbage, finely shredded
1 lemon, juiced
2 x 400g tins chickpeas, drained and dried on kitchen paper
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
2 green chillies, chopped
2 cloves garlic
4 spring onions, roughly chopped
1/2 a small bunch coriander, roughly chopped
4 tbsp gram flour
olive oil, for frying
4 tbsp hummus
4 tbsp natural yogurt
6 burger buns, toasted
6 slices beef tomato

TO SERVE

pickled chillies
hot sauce

Method

STEP 1
Put the cabbage in a bowl with the lemon juice and a good pinch of salt. Toss together and leave while you make the burgers.
STEP 2
Put the chickpeas, spices, green chillies, garlic, spring onions, coriander and flour in a food processor with 1 tsp of sea salt and whizz until well broken down. Tip into a bowl, then shape into 6 burgers with your hands. Chill for 30 minutes.
STEP 3
Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan, then fry the burgers for 4-5 minutes each side until really crisp and golden.
STEP 4
Mix the hummus, yogurt and some seasoning, then spread on both sides of the toasted buns. Put some cabbage on the bottom buns, top with the burgers, a slice of tomato, a pickled chilli, some hot sauce and the bun tops, and serve.