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Mesquite Chickpea Burger With Grilled Corn Topping

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Mesquite Chickpea Burger With Grilled Corn Topping
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Corn adds a fresh element to this vegan-friendly chickpea burger.This recipe is courtesy of McCormick.
Prep Time
30
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
Servings
6
Mesquite Chickpea Burger With Grilled Corn Topping
Total time: 55 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 medium sweet potato
  • 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 15 ounce chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup grated zucchini
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 3 tablespoon mesquite seasoning
  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • oil
  • 6 leaves tuscan kale, thick stems removed
  • 6 slices heirloom tomato
  • 3 white pita breads, toasted and halved
  • 2 ears of fresh sweet corn, husks and silk strands removed
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoon crumbled queso fresco
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
Directions
  1. Pierce the sweet potato twice with a fork so excess steam can escape while cooking.
  2. Microwave on HIGH 5 to 10 minutes or until tender, turning potato over halfway through cooking.
  3. Let stand 5 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
  4. Remove skin from the potato.
  5. Place oats in a food processor; cover.
  6. Process until finely ground.
  7. Add sweet potato and chickpeas; cover.
  8. Process until smooth, scraping down sides as necessary.
  9. Transfer to a large bowl.
  10. Add zucchini and cilantro; mix well.
  11. Form mixture into 6 patties.
  12. Refrigerate 1 hour.
  13. Brush both sides of chickpea patties lightly with oil.
  14. Mix Mesquite Seasoning and brown sugar in small bowl.
  15. Coat surface of each patty evenly with the rub mixture.
  16. Grill chickpea burgers over medium-high heat about 3 minutes per side or until burgers are golden brown with grill marks and heated through.
  17. Grill kale leaves until lightly wilted.
  18. Serve burgers in pita breads with grilled kale, tomato slices and Grilled Corn Topping.
  19. Meanwhile, for the Grilled Corn Topping, grill corn over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until corn is tender and lightly charred, turning occasionally.
  20. Cool slightly.
  21. Cut corn kernels off cob.
  22. Mix corn kernels and remaining Corn Topping ingredients in medium bowl.
  23. Cover.
  24. Set aside while finishing burgers.
 
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