Hummus Chickpea Burgers
[Vegan]

To Prepare Chickpea Patties:

1. Peel and slice onion and place in a food processor. Add chickpeas, chopped garlic and parsley, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, and cumin. Blend together. Then, add in flour and baking powder, mix in by hand until a dough-like texture forms, and place in the fridge for about an hour.

To Prepare Beetroot Hummus:

1. If using raw beets, place them in a pot of water and cook until fork-soft. Drain and cool down, then peel, cut into quarters, and place in a food processor. Add drained cooked chickpeas (or use canned), finely chopped garlic, salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Blend until smooth, then slowly add in the olive oil, blending as you pour.
2. Preheat a pan with some vegetable oil. Remove the chickpea dough from the fridge and with your hands shape the dough into patties roughly the size of your burger buns. Add chickpea patties to the pan and cook for a couple of minutes on medium heat until the bottom side turns crispy and golden brown. Flip the patties over and cook on the other side for another couple of minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.

To Assemble the Burger:

1. Cut burger patties in half horizontally and place in the pan inner side down to brown. Then, remove from the pan and spread the bottom bun with pink hummus, add red onion slices, a chickpea patty, and cucumber slices. Drizzle with cocktails sauce, add a lettuce leaf, and top with the burger bun. Serve.