FertilehealthyAiming for success, not perfection…

I’ve been trying and adapting various vegan burger recipes over the last few weeks. This one was very tasty, so I thought I’d share it with you.

Chick Pea Burgers

2 Tbsp coconut oil
3 baby leeks, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp chili powder
1 large red or green bell pepper
1 medium tomato, chopped
1 can chick peas, drained and rinsed
dry bread crumbs
salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbsp cilantro

4 whole wheat rolls, cut in half
2 avocado pears, mashed with some herb salt
a few lettuce leaves
a few slices of tomato
organic sun-dried tomato pesto

Cook baby leeks, garlic, oregano and chili powder in 1 Tbsp coconut oil over medium heat for about 2 minutes.

Add the bell pepper and chopped tomato and cook while stirring until tender. Remove from heat, add the chick peas and, using a hand blender, puree this mixture. Add salt, pepper, cilantro and enough bread crumbs to make stiff patties.

Shape four patties and fry them over medium heat in the remaining coconut oil until heated through.

Spread the bread rolls thickly with mashed avocado. Add a few lettuce leaves and slices of tomato, followed by the patties. Top with a dollop of pesto. Enjoy!

This is not something we eat often, but it’s a great treat! And much healthier than what you’d find at any takeout place. We both had two of these for supper and it was plenty. I was clever enough to only buy four rolls today, so I don’t have the temptation of more bread rolls hanging around. In the past I’d buy a packet of six and end up eating the other two “just because they were there”.