Kitchen Tip: Toast spices in a frying pan over medium for 1 to 2 min. It will enhance flavours.
Kitchen Tip: Find the recipe for homemade pickled red onions here.
Red lentil burgers
By Chatelaine186
PREP TIME
15 min
TOTAL TIME
45 min
Serves
4
Photo, Erik Putz.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil , divided
- 1 small onion , diced (1 cup)
- 1 small carrot , peeled and diced (1/2 cup)
- 1 1/2 tsp cumin , toasted
- 1/2 tsp coriander , toasted
- 1 cup red lentils
- 2 cups sodium-reduced vegetable broth
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1 egg , lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup water
Yogurt sauce
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta
- 1 garlic clove , minced
- 2 tbsp chopped dill
Garnish
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 1 avocado , peeled and thinly sliced (optional)
- pickled red onions , (see Kitchen Tip)
- 1/2 cup feta , (optional)
- Sliced radishes
Instructions
- HEAT 1 tbsp of the oil in a medium frying pan over medium. Add onion and carrot and cook until they begin to soften, about 3 min. Stir in cumin, coriander and lentils, and cook for 1 min. Stir in broth, water and salt, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until lentils are just tender and liquid is absorbed, 22 to 24 min. Stir in spinach during last min of cooking.
- REMOVE pan from heat and let cool for 10 min. Stir in bread crumbs and egg. (Add up to 2 tbsp water if patties are dry.)
- SAUCE: Stir yogurt, feta, garlic and dill in a small bowl. Set aside.
- HEAT remaining 1 tbsp oil in a large pan over medium. Scoop heaping 1/2-cup portions of lentil mixture and form into 5 1-in.-thick patties. Add to pan in 2 batches and cook until golden, 3 to 4 min. Flip and continue cooking, 3 min. Repeat.
- SERVE Serve burgers topped with spinach, yogurt sauce, avocado, pickled onions, radishes and feta.
- Per serving 407 calories, 25 g protein, 49 g carbs, 14 g fat, 9 g fibre, 955 mg sodium. Excellent source of vitamin A.
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Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 407,
- Protein
- 25 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 49 g,
- Fat
- 14 g,
- Fibre
- 9 g,
- Sodium
- 955 mg.
- Excellent source of
- vitamin A
