Good afternoon my joyous readers,
Who doesn't love a good burger? Whether you're a meat-eater or vegan, this recipe is sure to become a favourite in your home. It has a falafel-like consistency and it's packed with goodness. The fresh herbs, garlic and onions give it tons of flavour and the carrots make it moist. No one likes a dry burger, ick!
Of course, whenever I post a recipe, in true nutritonista form, I must share the health benefits of chickpeas and tell you why this burger joyous-health-approved:
Keeps you satisfied and controls appetite - In the latest research, a study showed that a specific fibre in garbanzo beans helped to control appetite and those participants ate fewer processed food snacks and ate less food overall when their diet was supplemented with garbanzo beans.
High in fiber - In one study, the high fiber specifically from chickpeas showed a reduction in LDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol, and triglycerides.
Keeps your colon clean and joyous - 65-75% of the fiber found in garbanzo beans is insoluble fiber which remains undigested all the way down to the final segment of your large intestine (colon). Recent studies have shown this fiber can be metabolized by bacteria in the colon to produce relatively large amounts of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), including acetic, propionic, and butyric acid. These SCFAs provide fuel to the cells that line your intestinal wall. By supporting the energy needs of our intestinal cells, the SCFAs made from garbanzo fibers can help lower your risk of colon problems, including your risk of colon cancer.
Now there are more health benefits to this burger aside from just the chickpeas. The garlic, fresh herbs, ground almonds and carrots are truly superfoods, but I must get on to the recipe. Please feel free to check out other links on joyous health for more health benefits of these superfoods.
Makes 8 small patties. Try to get BPA-free Canned Chickpeas (if possible). If you only have whole almonds on hand, use a food processor to grind them up.
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love this recipe! i enjoy many of the different homemade veggie burgers. i am trying to incorporate more salads for dinner so this would work well for that. hubby & i each take salads for lunch, but right now it's just too hot to even turn on the oven for dinner. a salad topped with one of these would work great in that case!
ReplyNo salt?
ReplyThat avocado looks perfect!
ReplyLooks delicious, great blog will be back :)
ReplyHi joy! Can I freeze these chickpea patties? Thanks!
ReplyHi Lynsey, The patties should freeze fine for up to a month. Just be sure to stick some pieces of parchment paper between the patties so they don't stick together during freezing. Kate - Joyous Health Team
Can these be made in the oven? if so for how long would you recommend that I bake them? Thanks so much! Can't wait to try them:)
ReplyThey might get a little dry in the oven, but you're welcome to try! Kate - Joyous Health Team
can I dehydrate the patty instead of using the grill or stovetop? thank you!
ReplyHey Michelle! We haven't tried it ourselves so we wouldn't be able to guarantee results, but it sounds like it should work! Let us know if you end up trying it :) Rachel - Joyous Health Team
Is there a good substitute for almonds? My husband can’t eat them. 😩
ReplyDo you eat meat? These burgers are delicious and nut-free: https://www.joyoushealth.com/27242-blog-juicy-organic-chicken-burgers-with-pineapple-salsa
Yes, we do eat meat, and I’ve actually made those chicken burgers already and they were super yummy! ☺️ And just an update, I made the chickpea burgers and used 1/2 cup spelt flour instead of almond and they turned out perfectly!
ReplyThat's awesome, I'm so happy to hear that!!
I see there is already flax in the recipe - do you think I could substitute the 2eggs for 2flax “eggs”?
ReplyI think that could work. These burgers are pretty sticky! Let me know how they turn out!