Curried Chickpea and Sweet Potato Burger
Operation Transformation Main Meal – WEEK 3 DAY 16 – SATURDAY 21st FEBRUARY 2017 – Curried Chickpea and Sweet Potato Burger
| Difficulty: | Moderate | |
| Serves: | 2 adults |
| Ingredients |
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| 250g chopped sweet potato |
| 1 egg |
| 200g drained and rinsed chickpeas |
| 50g chopped green beans |
| 2 chopped spring onions |
| 75g 3% fat natural yogurt |
| 50g chopped butterhead lettuce |
| 100g cherry tomatoes |
| 1/2 tablespoon curry paste |
| 1 tablespoon chopped coriander |
| 25g flour |
| 1/2 tablespoon olive oil |
| 1 tablespoon mint |
directions
Steam sweet potato for approximately 40-45 minutes until tender
Place chickpeas in a bowl and mash
Once cooked, place sweet potato in bowl along with curry paste and mash together
Add the chopped green beans and spring onion to the sweet potato mix
Add the mashed chickpeas to the sweet potato mix along with the coriander, egg and flour
Split the mixture into two segments and shape into burgers
In a non stick frying pan heat the olive oil and cook the burgers over a medium to high heat
Cook on each side for 5-6 minutes or until browned lightly and cooked through
Mix the natural yogurt with chopped mint in a bowl
Serve the burger with a side salad of lettuce, cherry tomatoes and mint yogurt
