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A chickpea burger on a bun topped with lettuce, white sauce, and tomatoes.
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CAJUN CHICKPEA + CAULIFLOWER BURGER

Roasted cauliflower and chickpeas flavour with homemade cajun seasoning. The perfect veggie-based cajun burger.
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Sophie MacKenzie

Equipment

  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Heavy bottom frying pan
  • Food processor

Ingredients

Burger Base

  • ½ Cauliflower cut into smallish florets (about 3 cups)
  • 4 ½ teaspoons Oil plus a little more for cooking the patties
  • Sea Salt
  • Pepper
  • Smoked Paprika
  • ½ Onion chopped (¾ cup)
  • 2 cloves Garlic sliced
  • 1 Can Chickpeas rinsed
  • 1 Batch Cajun Mix Recipe Below
  • 2 tablespoons Chopped Parsley or Cilantro
  • 3 tablespoons Chickpea Flour

Cajun Spice Mix

  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Coriander
  • 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
  • ½ Dried Oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon Chili Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Sea Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Ground Black Pepper

Garlic Lemon Dressing

  • ½ cup Yogurt Plant-based or otherwise
  • 1 pinch Sea Salt and Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
  • 1 Garlic Grated
  • ½ teaspoon Olive Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Fresh Herbs Cilantro, Parsley, or Chive

Instructions

  • Heat the oven to 205°C (400°F). Cut the cauliflower up and measure about three cups. Toss it with 3 teaspoons of your favourite cooking oil, a big pinch of sea salt, pepper, and smoked paprika. Roast in the oven for 30-40 minutes, stirring after 20. You want them nice and crispy and delicious.
  • Meanwhile, add the chopped onion to a heavy bottom frying pan over medium-low heat, along with 1 ½ teaspoons of oil. Sweat until it begins to soften, then add the garlic for a few minutes before removing from the heat. You'll have plenty of time now to slice up avocado, tomatoes, make the Garlic Sauce, Cajun mix, or watch some Netflix.
  • Once the cauliflower is cooked, you can begin to make the burgers. In a food processor (or in my case the dry container for a Vitamix), add the Cajun Spice Mix, Chickpeas, cilantro, and onions and garlic and puree until it's about halfway smooth but with a few chunky beans remaining. Scrape down the sides if needed then toss in the cauliflower and pulse a little more. You want it fairly uniform in texture with some chunky cauliflower goodness. Scrape the mixture into a bowl and work in the flour. Let it hang out for a few minutes for the flour to absorb the liquid.
  • Divide into four burgers and fry in a little oil (I used the pan from the onions) on both sides until crispy and brown. Once cooked I like to pop my burgers in a 190°C (375°F) oven (I used the cauliflower roasting tray...see a theme here), for about 10 minutes.
  • Serve on toasted buns with garlic sauce if desired, tomatoes, lettuce, onion, avocado, mustard, or whatever your faves are.