Chef Chelsea Ashcroft created this recipe for Meet Your Maker in 2017.
Yield: Four Servings
Ingredients
Butternut Squash & Chickpea Patty
1 16oz tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
¼ butternut squash
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp + 1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp flour
1 tsp lemon juice
½ cup panko
1 tsp curry powder
½ tsp cumin
salt and pepper
Red Onion Marmalade
2 red onions
2 tbsp granulated sugar
4 tbsp brown sugar
pinch dry thyme
80ml white vinegar
salt and pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
Cucumber Yogurt
1 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tbsp chopped cilantro
½ lemon
½ cucumber
salt and pepper
For Assembling the Burgers
4 buns, sliced in half (ciabatta, brioche, kaiser or your favourite burger bun)
lettuce (green leaf, iceberg, mixed green or kale)
2 tbsp olive oil
Method
Prepare the patties
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Peel and seed butternut squash.
- Cube squash into small pieces and toss in 1 tbsp of olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast until soft (15 minutes). Remove from oven and let it cool to room temperature.
- Put chickpeas into a mixing bowl. Use your hands to crush the beans slightly. Leave them a little chunky.
- Add minced garlic, 1 tsp olive oil, flour, panko, lemon juice, curry, cumin and stir to combine.
- After squash cools, mix into chickpea mixture gently, leaving it chunky. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Divide mixture into four even portions. Flatten and form into patties.
Prepare Red Onion Marmalade
- Slice the red onions thinly.
- Warm olive oil over medium heat. Add onions, salt and pepper.
- Cook on low 20-25 minutes, or until translucent. If the onions start to stick, add a 1 tbsp water.
- When onion is very soft, add sugars, stirring constantly for another 10 minutes.
- Add vinegar and dry thyme.
- Remove from stove and adjust seasoning to taste.
- Refrigerate until needed.
Prepare Cucumber Yogurt
- Juice the lemon and mix with yogurt, garlic and cilantro in a bowl.
- Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds.
- Shred the cucumber with a box grater and mix into the yogurt mixture.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Refrigerate until needed.
Assemble Burgers
- Heat frying pan over medium heat. Add olive oil and cook until patties are browned and crispy. Flip and brown other sides.
- While patties are cooking, prepare buns. Put a generous dollop of cucumber yogurt on the bottom half and top with lettuce.
- Place the cooked patties on lettuce and top with 2 tbsp red onion marmalade.
- Serve and enjoy!