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Crispy Chickpea Sliders on pretzel buns with toppings

Vegan Crispy Chickpea Sliders with Aquafaba Special Sauce

These vegan Crispy Chickpea Sliders are the vegan alternative to crispy chicken sliders, made with all natural ingredients and a special sauce made from aquafaba.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Vegan
Keyword chickpea burger patty, cnickpea burger recipe, vegan chickpea burger recipe
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 4 sliders
Calories 400 kcal
Author Denisse

Ingredients

FOR THE CRISPY CHICKPEA NUGGETS:

  • 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • Cooking spray
  • 1/2 cup roats
  • 1 15- ounce can garbanzo beans do not drain
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika

FOR THE AQUAFABA SPECIAL SAUCE:

  • 1/4 cup aquafaba
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons dry mustard
  • ¾ cup sunflower oil
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon hot sauce
  • ¼ cup sweet pickle relish
  • Salt and pepper to taste

FOR THE SLIDERS:

  • Pretzel buns or slider buns
  • Sliced tomatoes
  • Butter lettuce torn into small pieces

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Place the panko on a rimmed baking sheet, spray with cooking spray and bake until toasted and golden-brown, about 5-7 minutes. Season mixture with salt and pepper, transfer to a bowl and set aside to cool. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. Place the oats in a food processor fitted with the blade attachment and pulse into a fine flour. Transfer to a large bowl.

  3. Drain the chickpeas into a mesh sieve set over a bowl to catch the liquid. Place the chickpeas into the food processor and add the salt, garlic powder, onion powder, mustard powder and paprika. Pulse until mixture is crumbly. Whisk 1/4 cup of the chickpea liquid in a small mixing bowl until foamy. Add liquid and oat flour to food processor and pulse until the mixture forms a ball.

  4. Divide the chickpea mixture into equal portions and shape each one into a small patty about the same size as a slider bun. Spray both sides of each patty in cooking spray and coat in the toasted panko.

  5. Place on the parchment-lined baking sheet and bake until crispy, about 20 minutes.

  6. Measure out 1/4 cup of the bean liquid (aquafaba) in a large glass measuring cup. Add vinegar, salt, sugar, lemon juice and dry mustard. Using an immersion blender, mix until combined. With the blender running, very slowly drizzle in the oil in a thin stream. Miix until thickened and the consistency of mayonnaise.

  7. Measure out about 1/2 cup of aquafaba mayonnaise into a bowl. Add ketchup, hot sauce, relish and salt and pepper and stir to combine.
  8. Assemble slider patties on buns and top with special sauce, lettuce and tomato.

Recipe Notes

These burgers would also be delicious topped with my Green Goddess Aioli!