Ingredients
150 g freekeh
2 carrots, peeled and grated
½ red onion, diced
½ tsp smoked paprika
1 egg, beaten
400 g tin pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 tbsp plain flour (optional)
burger buns, to serve
Salad, to serve
hummus, to serve (optional)
Method
- Cook the freekeh in boiling water for 20 minutes until soft. Drain and rinse. Toss with the grated carrot, onion, paprika, egg and season.
- In a small blender, whizz the beans to a paste and add these to the mix. Add in 1 tbsp flour if needed to combine, and shape into 8 burgers.
- Fry the burgers in 1 tbsp oil for 4 minutes on each side until golden and crunchy. If you like, add into burger buns with some lettuce, tomato and a dollop of hummus. You could also make the burgers half the size when shaping, fry, then load into cos lettuce leaves with hummus and finely diced tomato and onion.