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Co-op Café Lentil Burgers

Course Main Dish

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry lentils
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp granulated garlic
  • clove pinch ofpowder
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes
  • ½ onion minced
  • 1 carrot minced
  • ¼ cup tamari

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
  2. Cook lentils in 2 cups water until tender; drain.
  3. In a food processor, combine oats, and spices until well blended.
  4. Add carrots and onions to dry oat mixture in a bowl.
  5. Stir in cooked lentils and tamari to moisten until mixture forms a dough.
  6. Scoop out mixture with an ice cream scoop or large spoon onto an oiled baking sheet, or form patties with hands and place on baking sheet. (This recipe makes 6 large burgers.)
  7. Flatten burgers to size and shape desired; they will not spread as they bake.
  8. Bake for 20-30 minutes.
  9. Top with your favorite gravy or marinara sauce, or serve on a roll with all the fixings. Burgers can be refrigerated for a week or frozen for several months and reheated in the oven or in a skillet.