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

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.