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You will love this simple Vegan Chickpea & Quinoa Burger recipe!
Vegan Chickpea & Quinoa Burger is hearty, delicious and super satisfying. It’s also quick and easy to make, requiring only a few simple ingredients. These patties are tender on the inside, crispy on the outside, and are full of flavors. Try them!
We are eating a lot of burgers recently. My boyfriend was pretty excited, when Beyond Burger finally came to Germany, so our freezer has been stocked with those patties ever since. He loves it as meat crumbles on salads, pastas, etc, but of course his main love is a good ol’ classic burger. So yeah, burgers became a weekly thing in our home.
I’m personally not a huge fan of Beyond Burger, or of any meaty patties in general, they just creep me out. I have always preferred patties, that are clearly veggie patties, meaning they don’t try to resemble meats, but instead are full of veggies, grains or nuts.
So yeah, I LOVE burgers too (duh), and thanks to me not liking Beyond Meat I have come up with a few pretty good veggie patties lately. One of the bests I made in the past months must be this Chickpea & Quinoa Burger. The combination of quinoa and coarsely mashed chickpeas give such a great texture, while the cashew butter, chili flakes and fresh herbs make it taste superb!
What I probably love the most about these kind of burgers is that since you use already cooked ingredients, you can safely taste test the patties before baking, so you can play around with the flavoring however you like it. Make it spicy with lots of chili, add curry powder or garam masala, try it with liquid smoke or smoked paprika, or just use whatever herbs you have on hands. Things like parsley, chives or basil give a nice, fresh taste to these patties, while sage, rosemary or thyme are perfect for a more autumnal burger.
Usually I bake this babies for 35-40 minutes, that way they are still tender on the inside, but if you prefer, feel free to bake them a little longer for a crispier and drier version. You can also use this base to make small, crispy, falafel style balls, just make sure you adjust the baking time accordingly.
If you try this recipe, let me know! I would highly appreciate if you could leave a comment and rate it. Also don’t forget to take a picture and tag it on Instagram (use the hashtag #greenevi) or post it on Facebook! I love seeing what you come up with! ♥︎
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Vegan Chickpea & Quinoa Burger
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4 patties 1x
Ingredients
1.5 cups cooked chickpeas
1 shallot, roughly chopped
3 garlic, minced
2 tbsp cashew butter
1 cup of cooked quinoa
1/2 cup of chickpea flour
1 tsp mustard
1 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 tsp chili flakes
3 tbsp chopped, fresh herbs
salt, pepper
Instructions
- Place chickpeas, shallot, and garlic in a food processor, and pulse a few times, until chickpeas have a coarse texture. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Alternatively use a potato masher to mash chickpeas coarsely.
- Add the rest of the ingredients to chickpea mash, and mix well, until everything is combined. Adjust consistency with chickpea flour if the mixture is too wet, it should be moist but moldable.
- Shape the mixture into 4 patties, then place on a baking tray.
- Bake patties at 180°C/360°F for 35-45 minutes, turning them over once halfway through baking time.
- Serve patties on buns with condiments and toppings of your choice. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
That looks good 🙂 I love chickpea, so this is definitely something for me too.
Thanks, Angie! I’m also a huge chickpea fan 😉
Love the look and the sound of your quinoa burger. I understand your views regarding fake meat. It took me a while to get used to this new versions that are so similar to the real ones.
Thanks, Anca! Yes, I feel like I’ll get used to fake meats eventually, it’s just so surprising how realistic fake meats are nowadays 😛
Meals such as this one always make me want to head to the kitchen and whip it up. It looks perfect ♥️
Thank you so much 🙂
Perfect looking burgers! I am always looking for new vegetarian pattie recipes, although I am not a vegetarian, I like vegan/vegarian patties/burgers much more than meaty ones. I mostly eat them in a wrap or another kind of flat bread with lots of sriracha, tomatoes and onions. Yours look amazing and I have never made any patties with quinoa until now. A must-try!
Thanks, Adina! Those wraps sound so good, I love anything with sriracha and lots of onions 😀
Good burgers. I didn’t have fresh herbs so I used garam masala, chili powder, cumin and smoked paprika. My dh loves quinoa burgers. Thanks!
Hey Sue, I’m so glad to hear you liked it! Those spices sound all yummy 🙂
Hi Evi, love your site!
I’d like to make these burgers, and wonder what herbs you suggest for the flavors to be the very best!
Cheers!
Thank you so much, Janet!
My personal favorite herbs for this burger are basil, thyme and chives, but I think you can’t really go wrong with anything you like in general… 😉
Let me know if you try the recipe and how you liked it.
I just tried out this recipe and I loved it. I didn’t have cashew butter so I used avocado instead and I also replaced the chickpea flour for oat flour. The result was great! Thanks for sharing!!
I’m glad you liked it!
BTW what a genius idea to use avocado there, definitely going to try it. Thanks for the tip 🙂
Can’t wait to try these. Can you make a bunch and freeze? Would you freeze after baking or before?
Thank Lynne
Hi Lynne,
I’ve never frozen these exact burgers before, but I do it often with other veggie burgers, so I’m sure it would work here too.
If I plan to freeze veggie burgers, I do it before baking. Just place them on a single layer in a baking tray, freeze until hard (1-2-3 hours), then place them in a ziplock bag or airtight container. Then bake them straight out of the freezer.
Freezing after baking works as well (I do it often if I made too many patties). The patties can get a little dry this way, so you might wanna heat them up in a pan with a little oil, and add extra condiments.
Let me know how you liked the recipe, really looking forward hearing your feedback 🙂
Made these for our 4th of July BBQ yesterday and we loved them! Thanks for the great recipe! I did feel like they were lacking a little bit in umami flavoring, so added in about 2 tsp soy sauce and it was just the ticket. So yummy!
Hi Janis,
I’m so happy you liked these!
Thanks for the tip, soy sauce sounds like a great idea, I’ll try it that way next time 🙂