Thursday, December 4, 2008

Lentil Burgers

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Recipe submitted by ngrover, 11/30/08

Amazing Lentil Burgers

a delicious quick protein packed dinner for even picky eaters

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

    1 1/2 cups dried lentils
    1/2 cup black beans
    1 can tomato paste (about 4 tbsp)
    1/4 cup chopped onions
    3 cloves chopped garlic
    fresh basil leaves- chopped
    1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
    1/2 teaspoon turmeric
    1 teaspoon oregano
    pinch of salt
    freshly ground black pepper to taste
    1 teaspoon cumin
    1/2 teaspoon marjoram

Directions:

Note, the spices are merely suggestions and can be substituted/omitted if you want.

1. Boil the legumes in three (3) cups of water until very soft. Stir in spices (except for fresh basil)

2. Put the bean mixture into a food processor along with tomato paste and blend for a few seconds until the mixture has become mashed and cohesive but not entirely smooth.

3. Sauté onion and garlic and stir in.  Also stir in basil leaves now (I like to add them at this point so that they stay whole and add color to the mixture)

4. Form into patties and pan fry in skillet in small amount of olive oil until browned.

Serve on burger rolls with Natalie's Magic Burger Sauce!

Serves: 4-6

Preparation time: about 30 minutes

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