Recipe by Piccolo
VEGETARIAN BURGERS WITH A TAHINI SAUCE
Makes 4 burgers
This hands-on recipe is great for getting kids involved!
INGREDIENTS
For the tahini sauce
- 150g full fat natural yoghurt or unsweetened non-dairy yoghurt
- 1 tbsp tahini
- 1 good squeeze of lemon juice
For the veggie burgers
- 1 Piccolo vegetarian stock cube, crumbled
- 100g sweet potato
- 400g tin of chckpeas, drained and rinsed
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 25g porridge oats
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- salt and pepper, to taste
- sundried tomatoes
METHOD
- To make the tahini sauce, mix the ingredients together in a small bowl. Cover and set aside to allow the flavours to mingle.
- Microwave the sweet potatoes for 6-8 minutes until soft. Once cooked, scrape out the insides of the potatoes and add to a food processor.
- Add all th other ingredients into the food processor. Blend on the pulse setting until the mixture comes together to make a thick, but not toally smooth, paste.
- Divide the burger into four even pieces and roll into balls. Flatten into burger shapes.
- Brush a large non-stick frying pan with a little oil and fry the burgers over a medium heat for 5-6 minutes on each side, or until nicely browned and hot through.
- Serve the burgers in warmed pitta bread with salad and the tahini sauce