Easy Suppers: Smokey chickpea burgers

​I also call these chorizo burgers as even my carnivorous husband enjoyed these commenting that they had a bit of chorizo flavour, all down to the smoked paprika of course.

Thumbs up from the kids as well.

Ingredients

• 1 tbs oil

• 1 onion, diced

• 1 carrot, finely grated

• 1 clove garlic chopped

• 225g smoked tofu

• 300g cooked chickpeas (1 can drained and rinsed)

• 1 tsp smoked paprika

• 1/2 tsp cumin

• 1 tbs tomato puree

• 1 egg (optional but helps to keep them together)

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180C

• Gently heat the oil in a pan, sauté the onion until soft

• Add the carrot and garlic and cook for a further few minutes

• Grate the tofu burger or break up with your fingers

• Put the onion and mixture and tofu in a food processor along with the rest the ingredients

• Pulse to a thick paste, I like to leave some coarse bits of tofu and chickpea for texture, and season with salt and pepper

• Shape into patties and place on a well greased baking tray

• Bake in the oven, turning over once for around 20 minutes until cooked through

• You could also shallow fry if preferred