I was really happy to do the chickpea burgers with a salad for more vegetarian/Lenten friendly meal. However, Lent is over, Easter was fantastic and now I want to go into more gyros. This post is more of the culmination of what I have been making such as tsatziki, pita bread, and chickpea burgers. The gyro is my ideal sandwich and with chickpea paddies/balls topped with chicken, sliced tomatoes, feta, and tsatziki, you have the best sandwich around. This is probably my favorite chickpea recipe for a chickpea collab on Instagram.
For the (Chickpea Patties)Ingredients
- 1.5 teaspoons Cumin
- Salt & Pepper
- 1 Carrot (grated)
- 1 can of Chickpeas (dried)
- 2 tablespoons of flour
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs
Method:
- Peel the skin and grate the carrot and set aside for later
- Rinse and drain the can of chickpeas. In a large bowl, since I don\'t own a food processor, mash the chickpeas with a fork or your knuckles until it resembles a rough paste.
- Combine the carrot, a little diced red onion, salt, pepper, cumin, coriander, flour, and egg together.
- Mix until everything is combined.
- As if you are making meatballs/burger patties, take small pieces and roll and flatten them to discs. I would try to make them a good size. Place on some parchment paper. You can shape them but don\'t work it too hard as it will be a bit wet to handle. I would also form them into balls.
- On a medium-hot skillet, lightly oil the pan and fry the patties for about 2-3 minutes each side. They should look nicely cooked by then.
Assembly:
Pita bread lather half of it with tzatziki or if you are feeling more spicy a nice sriracha aioli goes well. Place the chickpea balls/paddies together with thinly sliced strands of onion, tomatoes, feta cheese, cucumbers, bell peppers, and if you are feeling happy, french fries like any Greek vendor would do.