Chick pea burgers with lime relish

Chickpea Burger ingredients

• * 2 Tbsp olive oil
• * 11⁄2 cups onions, minced
• * 3 cloves garlic, minced
• * 1 tsp ground cumin
• * 1 cup grated carrot
• * 13⁄4 cup organic tinned chickpeas
• 1 1⁄2 Tbsp tahini
• * 1⁄4 cup parsley, finely chopped
• * 1/3 cup chick pea flour
• juice from 1⁄2 lemon

* Cup = American cup measures (in most cookshops)

Yield: 4 burgers

Time:  20 minutes

Directions

1. Heat 1 Tbsp of oil and sauté the onions over medium heat, stirring frequently, until they soften, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, and carrot and sauté for two more minutes.
2. Transfer to large bowl or food processor and add the chickpeas. Mash or process until mushy. Stir in tahini and parsley.
3. Combine stir flour into chickpea mixture.
4. Flour your hands, shape mixture into four patties, and dust them with flour.
5. Place on tray under grill, paint with olive oil and lightly brown. Do the same to the other side. Serve with lime relish.

Lime relish

• 4 oz/100g carrot grated
• Half a cucumber grated
• 6 spring onions, finely chopped
• Half a lime, very finely chopped
• 1 tsp grated root ginger
• 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon or orange juice
• A little apple cider vinegar
• Pepper

*All ingredients can be sourced organically.