Spicy chickpea and sweetcorn burgers

Name: Spicy chickpea and sweetcorn burgers
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 (400 g) tin chickpeas, drained; 1 (250 g) tin sweetcorn, drained; 1 red chilli, finely chopped; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 tsp paprika (normal, not smoked); 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp dried mixed herbs; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 1 tsp salt; 3 heaped tbsp plain flour, plus more for dusting; Cheddar cheese (optional)

Siobhan Linehan @slinehan05

Spicy chickpea and sweetcorn burgers

Siobhan Linehan @slinehan05

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Ingredients

20 mins approx.

4 servings

1 (400 g)tin chickpeas, drained
1 (250 g)tin sweetcorn, drained
1red chilli, finely chopped
3 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
1 tsppaprika (normal, not smoked)
1 tspground cumin
1 tspdried mixed herbs
1 tspground black pepper
1 tspsalt
3heaped tbsp plain flour, plus more for dusting
Cheddar cheese (optional)

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Steps

20 mins approx.

1

In a large bowl add the chickpeas, sweetcorn, chilli and garlic. Using a potato masher, mash until the chickpeas are almost completely mushed, the sweetcorn will stay mostly intact.
You can use a food processor for this but be careful not to over blitz it, these need texture or they'll fall apart.
2

Add the flour and the spices. Mash them into the chickpeas and corn. Then using your hands bring the mixture together.
3

Lightly flour a large plate/baking tray. Divide the mixture into 4. Then using your hands shape the mixture into 4 separate patties. Thickness and size is up to you.
4

Put the patties into the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up. If you don't do this they'll break apart when you cook them.
5

Cook the patties until golden. I cooked mine on a Ninja Woodfire. But you can grill them, airfry them, barbeque them or pan fry them. They took about 20 minutes for me, but keep an eye on them.
6

I then added some cheddar cheese to the top and melted it, but that's optional. Serve them however you like. I had mine in buns with lettuce and tomatoes.