Chickpea Pesto Burgers with Roasted-Red Pepper Sauce

Name: Chickpea Pesto Burgers with Roasted-Red Pepper Sauce
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 0.5 medium red onion, sliced (1 1/2 cups); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 0.25 teaspoon salt; 0.125 teaspoon ground pepper; 1 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed (about 1/4 cup drained); 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added chickpeas, rinsed; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 0.333 cup chopped walnuts, toasted (see Tip); 0.25 cup whole-wheat breadcrumbs; 3 tablespoons pesto; 4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil; 3 jarred roasted red peppers, rinsed, divided; 1 small clove garlic; .25 cup mayonnaise or low-fat plain Greek yogurt ( or a combination); 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar; 6 hamburger buns, preferably whole-wheat, split and toasted

Instructions

Cook:35min

In this easy plant-based burger recipe, we combine chickpeas and pesto to create a delicious patty that gets topped with balsamic-roasted red onions and a creamy roasted red pepper mayonnaise sauce. The end result is an insanely delicious dinner.

Updated at: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:29:03 GMT