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Chickpea & Brown Rice Veggie Burgers with Tomato Salad

July 11, 2012 By arzea 9 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

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I am a big fan of veggie burgers and think they are a great healthier option to a big beefy burger.  This reminds me….before I was a vegetarian and when I was living in Berkeley (this might be an oxy moron), I used to frequent this pub/bar with the BEST Blue Cheese Burger EVER.  OMG, I am drooling just thinking about it.  A big beef patty, a huge mound of blue cheese, and an buttered toasted roll.  It was so so so good.  Unfortunately, from what I have heard, Raleigh’s burned down after changing ownership.  Oh well, good for me since I would be tempted to devour it upon visiting the bay area.  Anyway, back on topic.  My boss found this Veggie Burger recipe from Weight Watchers and it looks pretty good for you chickpea/hummus lovers out there.  I don’t really eat chickpeas anymore because the texture really bothers my stomach (same with avocado, it sucks!), but these looked pretty appetizing.  While I was making them I kept thinking it would be easy to turn them into little balls, too, and make them into a falafel type of meal.  Also, the recipe called for 1 egg white, but I couldn’t get the ingredients to bind well at all with just one, so I ended up using 2 and it was perfect.

This recipe is only 4 points on weight watchers for the whole meal!  Salad and burger!!  You could probably add a bun if you wanted for a few extra points as well.  It is super healthy, packed with protein, and I think will even satisfy meat eaters.  If you wanted, you could double or triple this recipe and freeze the patties for later use as well!

Anyway, I think the real star of this meal is the salad!  It is such a pretty component and dressed up the burger so nicely!  I made a cucumber and tomato salad with the left over veggies and it was so delicious and pretty!

Chickpea and Brown Rice Veggie Burgers

Ingredients…there are lots! And so many colors!

Chickpea and Brown Rice Veggie Burgers

Mixing!

Chickpea and Brown Rice Veggie Burgers

Chickpeas

Chickpea and Brown Rice Veggie Burgers

Chickpea and veggie mixture

Chickpea and Brown Rice Veggie Burgers

Grilling burgers

Chickpea and Brown Rice Veggie Burgers

Flip!

Chickpea and Brown Rice Veggie Burgers

Chickpea & Brown Rice Veggie Burgers with Tomato Salad

Chickpea and Brown Rice Veggie Burgers

So pretty!

Chickpea and Brown Rice Veggie Burgers
2013-02-28 14:24:42
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Ingredients
  1. 1 cup cooked chickpeas
  2. 1/2 cup cooked brown rice
  3. 2 Tbsp dried plain bread crumbs, whole wheat
  4. 3 Tbsp shredded carrots
  5. 1 Tbsp dried parsley
  6. 3 Tbsp uncooked scallion(s), minced (1 medium)
  7. 1 tsp lemon zest
  8. 1 tsp ground coriander
  9. 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  10. 1/4 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
  11. 1 lg egg white ( I used 2 egg whites because the burgers wasn't binding well)
Instructions
  1. To make burgers, place chickpeas in bowl of a food processor; pulse for 10 second intervals until a course texture is reached, about 20 to 30 seconds total. Add rice and pulse again to combine, about 10 seconds more.
  2. Spoon mixture into a large bowl. Add bread crumbs, carrots, parsley, scallions, lemon zest, coriander, salt and pepper; mix to combine. Add egg white and mix again to combine; refrigerate for at least 10 minutes or up to overnight.
  3. Spray a grill rack or grill pan with cooking spray; heat grill or grill pan over medium-high heat.
  4. Form the mixture into 4 burgers using about 1/3 cup of mixture for each (I used a 1/2 cup but didn't fill it all the way up, it helped form a nice burger shape). Place burgers on the pan and spray the tops with cooking spray. Grill burgers, without moving them (don't move them-you want a nice crisp on each side!!), until golden brown and crispy, about 6 to 8 minutes. Carefully flip burgers and cook until golden brown and crispy on other side, about 6 minutes more. Yields 1 burger per serving.
Notes
  1. Adapted from Weight Watchers
  2. Weight Watchers Points: 4 per serving (salad and burger)
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Tomato Salad
2013-02-28 14:23:30
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Ingredients
  1. 1/2 cup(s) cucumber(s), diced
  2. 1/4 cup(s) sweet red pepper(s), diced
  3. 2 Tbsp uncooked red onion(s), thinly slivered
  4. 1/4 cup(s) grape tomatoes, or cherry tomatoes, quartered
  5. 2 Tbsp parsley, fresh, chopped
  6. 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  7. 1 Tbsp olive oil, extra-virgin
  8. 1/4 tsp table salt
  9. 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
  1. To make salad, combine salad ingredients in a medium bowl; toss to combine and set aside.
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  1. Amanda says

    July 11, 2012 at 10:40 am

    This looks delicious!

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    • arzea says

      August 29, 2012 at 9:51 pm

      thank you!!! I don’t know why, but your comment just came through now 🙁 Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  2. Our Kitchen Inventions says

    July 11, 2012 at 10:58 am

    Those burgers look great and sound really good for you. Can’t wait to try this one. Plus with so many fresh tomatoes, it is tough to use them all right now.

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    • arzea says

      August 29, 2012 at 9:51 pm

      So did you try it?!

      Reply
  3. Grace says

    July 15, 2014 at 9:51 pm

    I made these tonight. They turned out to be very delicious and were super easy to make! Thanks for sharing 😀

    Reply
    • Allyson says

      July 15, 2014 at 10:09 pm

      I am so happy to hear you liked them!

      Reply

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