Baked Mushroom & Lentil Burger
After a long 6 weeks without a computer…..I’m back:D!! Gavin had attempted to fix my laptop (very unsuccessfully
I might add) and so it’s been in the shop since then. It’s a bit of a sore subject with him, so I
won’t get into the details. Nevertheless,
it’s been such a long haul but I’m very happy to be back. Nothing much new life-wise for me over here-I
feel kind of boring, but that’s how life goes!
In my 6 week absence, I’ve made LOTS of good
food-these burgers being one of them!
They ended up on my meal planning list several times, and each time I
got to perfect the recipe. Score!
I love all kinds of burgers, especially ones that
are vegetarian. I’ve made a couple of
them over the years and love having them in my repertoire. These burgers are
packed with mushrooms, lentils & onions.
In all honesty, they do take a bit of work but they are sooo worth it (in
my humble opinion). It has a similar texture
to a beef burger and are perfectly baked in the oven. So flavorful! I loaded these burgers up with lots of
veggies and found that they left me quite full for hours.
Of course, if you were extremely hungry you could serve them with a salad and some fries (and maybe some beer?:))
Looking for more veggie burgers? Try my…
Baked Mushroom & Lentil Burgers
Makes 6 burgs’
INGREDIENTS
for the burger:
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 large onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups mushrooms, sliced
3/4 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
1 (54ml) can of lentils, rinsed and drained,
divided*
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
3/4 teaspoon paprika
3/4 teaspoon chili pepper
1/4 cup packed cilantro
½-¾ cup bread crumbs
recommended for your burger:
6 burger buns
Alfalfa sprouts
Avocado
Tomatoes
Spinach
Condiments of your choosing!
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven
to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large frying
pan over medium heat, add the oil. Once heated, add in the onion &
mushrooms and sauté until soft, about 8-10 minutes. Add garlic and cook for
another few minutes.
In a food
processor, pulse the mushroom/onion mixture, HALF the lentils, Worcestershire sauce, paprika and chili powder until well
blended.
Transfer the
mixture to a large bowl, mix in the remaining lentils, cilantro and bread
crumbs.
Using ½ cup of the
mixture, shape into patties and place on the baking sheet. Repeat with the
remaining mixture.
Bake the patties for 10 minutes. Using a metal spatula, carefully flip over the burgers. Bake for an
additional 8 minutes, then add cheese and cook until melted.
Prepare the burgs,
serve and enjoy!
Source: adapted from Port & Fin
I definitely am craving a good veggie burger right now - it's been too long since I made one! Thanks for the inspiration, I have to make this for my vegetarian family this week.
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