Garbanzo And Cilantro (Chickpea And Coriander) Burgers - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    14 ounces garbanzo beans, drained
    1 lemon (zest of whole lemon and juice of half of it)
    1 teaspoon ground cumin
    1 ounce cilantro, chopped
    1 egg
    4 ounces fresh breadcrumbs
    1 red onion (1/2 sliced and 1/2 diced)
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    4 wholewheat hamburger buns
    1 tomatoes, sliced
    1/2 cucumber, sliced
Preparation
    In a food processor, whiz the garbanzo beans, lemon zest, lemon juice, cumin, half the cilantro, egg and some salt and pepper. Scrape into a bowl and mix with 3oz of the breadcrumbs and the diced onions.
    Form 4 burgers, press remaining breadcrumbs onto both sides and chill for at least 10 minutes
    Heat the oil in a large frying pan until hot. Fry the burgers for 4 mins each side, keeping the heat on medium so they don't burn.
    To serve, slice each bun and fill with a slice of tomato, a burger, a few red onion slices, some cucumber slices and the remaining cilantro.

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