Roasted Garlic Chickpea Burgers | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup olive oil, separated
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 small stalk celery, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp. fresh thyme leaves
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 (15-oz) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup cooked brown rice
• 8 cloves garlic, roasted and peeled
• 1⁄4 cup sesame tahini
• 2 tsp. lemon zest
• 1⁄4 cup finely chopped parsley
• 1 egg
• 2 oz. sprouts
• 1 small cucumber, thinly sliced
• 2 Roma tomatoes, cored and sliced 1/2" thick
• 3 oz. feta, crumbled
• 3 pocket pitas cut in half crosswise, or 6 hamburger buns, split and toasted