Recipe: Chickpea-sweet potato burgers

I'm always on the lookout for a good vegan meal that actually has flavor and doesn't resemble a salad, and this particular one meets my standards! Delicious, feel free to play around with some spices, chili powder and fresh garlic spice up any burger quite well.

Chickpea–Sweet Potato Burgers

Hearty sweet potatoes and chickpeas create a burger that's about as meaty as it gets without using any meat.

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

1 1/4 cups (roughly 2 drained cans) chickpeas

Olive oil cooking spray

3 tablespoons tahini

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided

1 small sweet potato, peeled and grated

PREPARATION

Heat oven to 375°. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. In a food processor, process chickpeas, tahini, black pepper, baking powder and 3/4 tsp salt, scraping down sides as necessary, until mixture holds together when pinched, 2 minutes; transfer to a bowl. Stir in sweet potato. Form chickpea–sweet potato mixture into 4 burgers; place on baking sheet; cover tightly with foil; bake 20 minutes. Remove foil; coat burgers with spray; bake until crisp and golden underneath, 20 to 25 minutes. Flip burgers; coat with cooking spray; bake until crisp on other side, 10 to 15 minutes.