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Indulge in British food! Seek out in-season fruits and vegetables, quality British meat and some of our country's fabulous cheeses and dairy produce when you are out shopping and use these to create delicious meals at home. What about trying some of our most traditional dishes, such as Shepherd's Pie or Apple Crumble, and giving them a modern twist?!

If you have children, consider involving them in the preparation of the meal - British Food Fortnight is a great opportunity to teach them a few cooking skills as well as an appreciation of the pleasures and health benefits of eating good food.

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Mushroom and Chickpea Burgers PDF Print E-mail

Cracking tastes and textures - balanced for protein

Makes 6

Ingredients:

110g onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

3 tbsps olive oil

1 small dried chilli, crumbled

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground coriander

1/4 tsp turmeric

1 tsp lemon grass paste

200g mushrooms, finely shopped

juice of 1 lime

1x400g can chickpeas

75g fresh breadcrumbs

a few shaks Tabasco

2 tbsps fresh corriander

salt and pepper

flour for coating

oil for frying

Method:

1. Gently fry onion and garlic in hot oil, stirring for 5 minutes or until soft.

2. Add chilli, cumin, coriander, turmeric, lemon grass. Cook for 3 minutes.

3. Add mushrooms, lime. Cook 5 minutes to soften. Tip mix into bowl to cool.

4. Semi-blitz drained chickpeas with a handblender/processor or crush with fork, but don't turn to paste. Add to cooling mix with breadcrumbs, Tabasco, coriander, salt and pepper.

5. Scatter flour onto a plate and coat hands. shape mix gently into 6, washing hands re-flouring. Chill. Fry in oil for 5 minutes per side or till cooked through. Serve in rolls.

 

Recipe from the Sam Stern's Eat Vegetarian cookbook. Please see www.samstern.co.uk for more ideas.