Lentil Burgers

 These burgers are a lot more simple to make and have such great flavor!  In fact, as I type this, Dan is making these tweaking these burgers to make them into a "Taco meat" flavoring and we will put them in tortillas.  Lentils are the one legume my kids and husband have had a hard time liking.  Dan says they taste like dirt, LOL.  I LOVE lentils, but I grew up eating lentils, so I'm used to them.  I have been on the hunt for good recipes with lentils.  This recipe I found at Vegan Meals. I hope you enjoy these! 

Lentil Burgers

1 onion, finely diced

2 cloves garlic, finely diced

2 stalks celery, finely diced

1 1/2 cups cooked lentils

1 1/2 cups cooked brown rice or wild rice

1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped

1/4 cup bread crumbs

2-3 tablespoons ground flax

1/4 cup water

2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar

2 tablespoons sage

1 tablespoons poultry seasoning

In a small saucepan combine onion, garlic and celery with 1 tablespoon water and steam on medium heat for about 5 minutes.  Remove from heat and combine all ingredients in a large bowl.  Mix with your hands until, adding a small amount of water if it is not coming together well.  The mixture will be crumbly.  Press the mixture into balls and put on a cookie sheet lined with parchment.  Spray with top of each ball with nonstick spray and press flat with the bottom of a flat measuring cup.  Bake at 350, 15 minutes on each side.  These burgers are a little crumbly.  The next  day, we heat them in the oven in a cast iron skillet and put them into lettuce or swiss chard wraps with Simple Hummus, tomatoes, avocado's and onions or sprinkle over salads.
How to Cook Lentils will be posted below

Cooked Lentils

2 cups water

1 cup lentils

Combine water and lentils in a medium saucepan with the lid on.  Bring to a slight boil on medium heat, immediately turn to low and cook for about 45 minutes with the lid on!  Make sure that when bringing it to a slight boil that it doesn't over flow.  If you want to bring to a boil with the lid off, you can :)