Falafel Burgers
My falafel burger is two crispy chickpea patties tzatziki sauce, cheese, tomatoes, cukes, onions, sprouts, and hummus on a brioche bun. It's a delicious meatless mouthful that's so much healthier than a fast food burger.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups falafel mix find recipe here
- olive oil
- 4 Tbsp hummus make it homemade here
- 4 Tbsp tzatziki sauce make it homemade here
- 4 slices cheese (omit for vegan)
- 1/2 cucumber thinly sliced
- 8 very thin slices of red onion
- 8 very thin slices of tomato
- 1/2 cup sprouts (you can use lettuce if you prefer)
Instructions
- Divide the falafel mix into 4 1/2 cup portions and gently roll into balls. Place the balls between sheets of waxed or parchment paper and flatten. You can use a heavy cast iron skillet, or even a tortilla press! Keep chilled until ready to fry.
- Lightly coat the bottom of a nonstick skillet with oil. Heat until hot and then, working in batches if necessary, fry the burgers until crispy and browned on the first side. Then flip (gently!) and cook until browned and crisp on the second side.
- Spread a layer of tzatziki on the bottom of four buns.
- Top with your falafel burger patties.
- Add your cheese ~ I like to use 2 slices of extra thin pepper jack.
- Top the cheese with your cucumber slices.
- Follow with your red onions.
- add tomato slices.
- Finish the stack with your sprouts or lettuce.
- Spread a layer of hummus on the upper bun.
- Serve the burgers asap while still hot.
Notes
- Double or triple the recipe for more burgers.
- For a lower carb option, serve your falafel burgers on a green salad.