Mouth-watering Split Peas Burgers
It is a delicious and healthy plant-based meal!
Ingredients
For cooking the fava
- 250 gr Greek fava from lathouri or yellow split peas or green split peas
- 1 carrot
- 1 onion
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 tbsp olive oil
For cooking the burgers
- 1 red long pepper depending on the season, you can put fresh or canned
- 2 carrots
- 1 onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ bunch parsley
- 4-5 basil leaves
- 5 mint leaves
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp paprika
- salt, pepper
For serving:
- 1 lemon (optional)
- rice or potatoes
- burger buns
- arugula or lettuce
- ketchup, mustard, or any other sauce of your liking
- pickled cucumber
- onion slices
Instructions
- In a saucepan put 500ml water, 1 onion, and 1 carrot cut into chunks, the 2 bay leaves, the fava beans and boil for about 20 minutes.
- When it’s almost cooked, add 4 tbsp olive oil and remove from heat.
- Once it is cool enough, remove the bay leaves and mix the rest in a blender (if it still has a lot of liquid, strain it first).
- In a bowl add the fava mixture, 2 grated carrots, the chopped red pepper, the chopped onion, and the remaining ingredients.
- Mix well and place it in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C.
- Give the burgers the shape you want and place them in parchment paper in a baking tray. Give them all the same size, so they cook the same way.
- Bake for about 35-40 minutes (exact time depends on the oven).
For serving:
- You can optionally pour a few drops of lemon on top of the burgers to enhance their flavors.
- They are delicious with rice or potatoes or in sandwich burgers.