Turkey Chickpea Sliders

Name: Turkey Chickpea Sliders
Ingredients: Pinch of cayenne pepper or a dash or 2 of hot sauce (optional); Pinch of cayenne pepper or a dash or 2 of hot sauce (optional); Big grind of black pepper; ¼ tsp (1 mL) salt, plus a little more to taste if you like; Buns; Oil, for frying; Pinch of ground fennel seed; ½ lb (250 g) ground turkey (thigh meat if you have the choice); 1 large egg; ¼ cup (60 mL) dry breadcrumbs; 2 garlic cloves; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) chopped fresh parsley; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) grated Parmesan cheese; 1 green onion, chopped fine; 1 cup (250 mL) cooked chickpeas, or half a 19 oz (540 mL) can, rinsed and drained; ⅛ tsp (0.5 mL) dried rosemary; ⅛ tsp (0.5 mL) dried thyme

Preparation info

Makes about
8
small patties

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Spilling The Beans

By Julie Van Rosendaal and Sue Duncan

Published 2011

About

Sliders make so much sense to us: when you’re eating mini-burgers you don’t need to commit to dressing them just one way. You can have two! Or three! Sliders make great party food. You can also eat the patties broken into two or three pieces and used like falafel in pita bread, or shape the mix into meatballs for any use you like.

Ingredients

1 cup (250 mL) cooked chickpeas, or half a 19 oz (

Sandwich

Method

Start by very coarsely mashing the chickpeas with a fork—don’t turn them into a paste, and don’t use a food processor or you’ll wind up with purée. Crush the rosemary, thyme, and fennel seed together with a mortar and pestle or rub it between your fingers.

Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl and gently combine with your hands, taking care not to overwork the mixture. To test fo