Vegetable and Chickpea Patties Recipe

These patties have a nutty, curried chickpea flavour and chunky texture. They make great use of leftover vegetables. We use our patties to make veggie burgers (toasted Turkish bread, chickpea patty, hummus and salad).

Makes 6 large patties (9cm diameter, 2.5cm thick).

We use a 20ml tablespoon and 250ml measuring cup for all of our recipes.

36g (3 tablespoons) sesame seeds
1 tablespoon (20ml) oil
1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
1 large garlic clove, peeled and crushed
1 medium (about 140g) zucchini, grated
400g can chickpeas, drained
2 slices bread (we use multigrain sandwich bread)
46g (2 tablespoons) crunchy peanut butter
1 large egg yolk (we use eggs with a minimum weight of 59g)
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder, or to taste
Salt, to taste
3 cups (about 465g) diced, cooked vegetables (we use boiled potato, pumpkin and sweet potato chopped into 1.5cm dice)
1-2 tablespoons finely chopped herbs (we use parsley)
Extra oil, for pan-frying patties

Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius (170 degrees Celsius fan-forced).

Place sesame seeds on a baking tray and bake for about 5-10 minutes, or until just starting to colour. Set aside to cool.

Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan or saucepan over medium heat. Gently fry onion, stirring occasionally until softened but not browned (about 6 minutes). Reduce heat to medium-low, add garlic and zucchini. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5-7 minutes, until the zucchini is no longer releasing moisture. © exclusivelyfood.com.au

Drain onion and zucchini mixture on paper towels, pressing down lightly to remove any excess liquid that could make the patties watery.

Place chickpeas, bread, peanut butter, egg yolk, curry powder and salt in a food processor and process on low speed, until mixture forms a dry paste.

Stir chickpea mixture, onion and zucchini mixture, herbs and sesame seeds together in a large bowl until combined. Add diced vegetables and mix gently, trying not to break up the vegetables.

Form mixture into six large patties and refrigerate for at least 20-30 minutes to firm up.

When ready to cook patties, heat extra oil in large frying pan over medium heat. Cook patties for about 4-5 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Serve hot. © www.exclusivelyfood.com.au