Beetroot & Chickpea Plant Based Burgers

Want a healthy, tasty plant-based meal? Try these cheery coloured beetroot and chickpea burgers! They are incredibly easy to make: just pop all ingredients into a blender or food processor to mix and then shape into patties to pan-fry or bake.

Method

• Drain the chickpeas and place in a blender or food processor. Add remaining burger ingredients and whizz to form a paste. The ground flaxseed and ground chia seeds will help the mixture bind together.

• Season with salt and pepper and adjust to taste.

• Using your hands, shape into burger-shape patties. You can leave these in the refrigerator for 15 mins or overnight to help the burgers keep their shape or can be cooked immediately, but just be a little careful in handling the burgers to ensure they retain their shape.

• If pan-frying: In a frying pan or griddle pan, melt a little coconut oil or add rapeseed oil and gently pan fry burgers 4 mins on each side on a low heat.

• If baking: bake the burgers on greased and lined baking parchment at 190C (170C fan) for 18-20 mins.

• Serve on a bed of guacamole in gem lettuce cups as pictured.

• To make the Homemade Guacamole: Blend together all these ingredients to form a lovely creamy dip.