EASY RED LENTIL BURGERS
Directions
- 1Pour 1.5 cups of red lentils into a bowl.
- 2Add boiling water to the lentils and let them soak for 15-20 minutes.
- 3Drain and rinse the soaked lentils.
- 4Transfer the drained lentils to a food processor.
- 5Grate 5 medium carrots.
- 6Cut 1 onion in half and peel it.
- 7Chop the onion into large pieces.
- 8Smash and peel 3 cloves of garlic.
- 9Chop the garlic finely.
- 10Add the grated carrots, chopped onion, and chopped garlic to the food processor with the lentils.
- 11Add 1 tablespoon of cumin powder to the food processor.
- 12Add 1 tablespoon of smoked paprika to the food processor.
- 13Add 1 tablespoon of mixed herbs to the food processor.
- 14Add 1 tablespoon of miso paste to the food processor.
- 15Add 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to the food processor.
- 16Add salt to taste.
- 17Blitz all ingredients in the food processor until they come together into a consistent mixture.
- 18Form the mixture into patties.
- 19Place the patties on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat.
- 20Bake the patties for 20-30 minutes at 180 Celsius, flipping them halfway through.
- 21Core and separate the leaves of an iceberg lettuce to use as buns.
- 22Spread oil-free hummus on the lettuce leaves.
- 23Slice tomatoes.
- 24Slice pickles.
- 25Assemble the burger by placing a lentil patty on a lettuce leaf, then adding tomato slices, pickle slices, another lentil patty, and finishing with ketchup.
- 26Top with another lettuce leaf to form the bun.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups red lentils, soaked
- 5 medium carrots, grated
- 1 onion
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbsp cumin powder
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp mixed herbs
- 1 tbsp miso paste
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- to taste salt
- iceberg lettuce
- tomato
- pickles
- oil-free hummus
- ketchup
Equipment
food processorknifegraterbaking sheetoven
Tips
- For maximum weight loss, serve burgers on a lettuce bun with oil-free hummus.
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