I love making my own vegetarian balls and falafel look-a-likes. I was looking for a new way to cook with sweet potatoes. I sometimes find them overly sweet. This is why I thought of a sweet potato and chick pea mini burger. I packed the mini burgers full of flavors and textures complementing each other. Instead of mixing salt into the burgers, you coat them with it. The sesame seeds add even more flavors.

These little veggie burgers make it easy to eat a vegetarian meal, because they are so satisfying and filling.

Sweet veggie burger

• 1 tin of chickpeas (265 grams)
• 1 large sweet potato
• 1 cup of grated grated carrot
• 1 finely sliced union
• 1 garlic clove finely sliced
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp carraway
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• 1 tsp crushed black pepper
• For the coating:
  • 2 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 2 tbsp black sesame seeds
  • 1 tbsp sea salt

• Sauce:
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 tbsp mayonaise
  • 3 tbsp greek yoghurt
  • 1 tsp mint
  • 1 tsp dill
  • 1 garlic clove, finely sliced

1. Preparations
   1. Preheat your oven to 220 degrees C.
   2. Prick some holes in your sweet potato and place it in your microwave for 3 to six minutes until it feels soft to the touch.
   3. Fry your union and carrot in some oil until they are soft.
   4. In a blender, chop your chickpeas. Don’t blitz them to a pulp, keep some chunky bits in for a bite.
2. Shaping your mini veggie burgers
   1. Mix all the ingredients the veggie burgers. Mold them into mini burgers or balls, whatever shape makes you happy.
   2. Mix the coating ingredients in a plate. Place the mini burgers in the coating on each side.
   3. Place the mini burgers on baking parchment on an oven tray. Be careful your mini burgers are delicate and slightly crumbly!
3. Bake the veggie mini burgers in your oven for 20 minutes or until golden. You can bake your mini burgers for 15 minutes, then refrigerate or freeze them. They can be reheated at 200 degrees for 20 minutes.
4. Mix the ingredients for your sauce and prepare your side dishes while your mini burgers bake.

Veggie mini burgers taste great squashed inside pita bread with some Dutch Ceasar Salad on the side.