Sweet Potato & Chickpea Burgers

Ingredients

• 1 medium sweet potato (approx. 1 1/2 cups cooked)
• 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas (1 - 15 oz can), smashed*
• 1 cup finely chopped kale
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 tbsp tahini paste
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp chipotle powder (or to taste)
• 1/3 cup nutritional yeast
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1/3 cup oat flour (approx.)
• 1 tbsp coconut oil, if frying instead
• panko breadcrumbs, for frying, optional
• avocado
• tomato
• hummus
• lettuce
• red onion
• veganaise
• burger buns