Curry Chickpea Burgers

This recipe is very similar to the vegan meatballs I made the other day, but they taste completely different. Simple, quick, and delicious.

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked chickpeas
• 2 cups bread crumbs 
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
• 6 tablespoons water
• Olive oil
  

Directions:

1. Mix flaxseed and water in a small bowl. Place in the fridge to gel while you make the burgers.
2. In a blender, blend chickpeas until smooth. It's okay if it is a little chunky.
3. In a bowl, mix together chickpeas, bread crumbs, garlic, and curry powder.
4. Add flaxseed mixture and incorporate with your hands.
5. Form patties.
6. Preheat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
7. Fry patties until golden brown.  

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Vegan Meatballs

I've never made vegan meatballs before, but I was really craving spaghetti so I threw some things together and voila! They turned out so well!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cooked chickpeas
• 2 cups bread crumbs 
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon sage
• salt, to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• half of a tomato, chopped into small pieces 
• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
• 6 tablespoons water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 345 degrees fahrenheit. Start water boiling for pasta. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Mix flaxseed and water in a small bowl. Place in the fridge to gel while you make the meatballs
3. In a blender, blend chickpeas until smooth. It's okay if it is a little chunky.
4. In a bowl, mix together chickpeas, 1 cup bread crumbs (set aside the other cup), garlic, and spices.
5. Mix in tomato pieces. 
6. Put the rest of the breadcrumbs in a separate, smaller, bowl. Get the flaxseed/water from the fridge.
7. Form chickpea mixture in to golf ball-sized pieces (or smaller, if desired).
8. Coat balls in flaxseed/water, then breadcrumbs, and place on the baking sheet.
9. Bake for 15 minutes. Halfway through, roll the balls over to bake the other side. 
10. Heat pre made spaghetti sauce in a small saucepan. 
11. Serve meatballs over pasta with tomato sauce.

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