Lately I have been craving veggie burgers and last week I finally incorporated them into my meal plan for the week. I had actually intended to make black bean burgers but I forgot to soak and cook my dried black beans so I swapped out the black beans for a can of brown lentils that I had in the pantry.
To help make perfect patties I used our Cuisinart Patty Maker, which was actually on our wedding registry because we love homemade veggie burgers so much. Two tips I have to make these really tasty burgers are to make sure to preheat your oven and line your baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper. Now these burgers are a little messy but they are delicious!
Mexican Lentil Burgers
Serves 4-6
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 medium red onion, deiced
- 1 small red bell pepper, diced
- 5 button mushrooms, halved and sliced
- 1 carrot, peeled and diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1-15 oz can brown lentils, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Serve With:
- Sriracha Mayo: Vegan Mayo + Sriracha
- Avocado
- Tomato
- Whole Wheat English Muffin
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
Heat oil in a skillet over medium- high heat.
Add the onion, bell pepper, mushrooms and carrots; cook for 5-7 minutes until soft.
Stir in the garlic.
Place all ingredients into a food processor and process just until combined.
Form into patties and bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before serving.
Serve on an English Muffin (or bun or on a plate of greens) with sriracha mayo, tomato and avocado.
Ooooh, those look awesome! I am lazy and usually buy premade veggie burgers, but these look pretty easy, I should try this!
These are really quick and easy to make and you could make a batch or two and freeze them so you have them ready to eat whenever the mood strikes!
I will be trying these soon! How do you freeze them? Before baking? or after?
Bake them and then let them cool. When you place them in the freezer make sure to freeze in a single layer.
Holy Bunfillers…those look soooo good!
Many thanks for sharing the recipe…cheers!