Recipe: Veggie Burger Recipe
Summary: Today I thought I would share with you the best veggie burger recipe I’ve come across. The inspiration came from a barley vegetarian burger recipe that I ran across in Cooking Light
Are Veggie Burgers Healthy?
I must admit that since becoming a vegetarian, I’ve eaten more than my fair share of veggie burgers. With homeschooling, two small children, a business and traveling, sometimes I just don’t have time to cook. (Shocking I know – I mean I’m a FOOD BLOGGER….)Still, because I try to stay away from anything in a box and focus on clean eating, I’ve never felt good about these meals. Turns out my worries were justified. EatingWell
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Ingredients
- ½ cup dried lentils (I use green)
- 1 ½ cups water
- Olive Oil Spray
- 1 cup of onion, chopped
- ½ cup carrot, grated
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 T tomato paste
- 1 ½ tsp ground cumin
- ¾ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp chili powder
- ¾ tsp salt
- ¾ cup cooked quinoa
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 T parsley
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 egg whites
- 1 egg
- 3 T macadamia oil, divided
Instructions
1. Combine lentils and water in a pot and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook for 25 minutes or until tender. Drain. Place half of lentils in a bowl and the other half in a food processor. Process until smooth and then place in bowl with the unprocessed lentils.
2. Place a large skillet over medium high heat and allow to heat up. Coat with olive oil spray. Add onion and carrot and cook for eight minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and stir for 30 seconds. Add in tomato paste, cumin, oregano, chili powder and salt. Cook for one more minute, stirring to combine everything. Remove from heat and add to lentils. Add in quinoa, parsley, bread crumbs, black pepper, cayenne, and eggs. Stir well. Place in refrigerator for one hour.
3. Divide into 6-8 patties. Put in freezer for 10 minutes. Heat 1 ½ T macadamia oil over medium high heat. Cook each veggie burger for 3 minutes per side. Add more oil as needed to prevent sticking.
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To make this recipe quicker, I cooked a big batch of quinoa in my food steamer the night before. This actually worked really well because I cooked this for lunch and then made my quinoa stuffed peppers for dinner. I served this on the 100 calorie sandwich thins with a small salad with balsamic vinaigrette and it was great!
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How important is the macadamia oil? Can I use olive oil?
You can use any oil you want. If you use olive oil just make sure your pan doesn’t get too hot because it has a lower smoking point! Enjoy!
I haven't actually cooked any yet, but I just made a huge batch of mix to shape and freeze for the next few weeks. I'm excited to fry a few for my friends, so thanks for all the advice!
I hope you and your friends enjoy!
These veggie burgers are wonderful. Even my super-picky 5 year old loved them. Thanks for the recipe!
I recently became a vegetarian; goal to become a vegan. I loved your veggie burgers! I will keep checking your recipes to find others that are as good. Thank you so much.
Hi Pat! I'm so glad that you like them! I've been a vegetarian for less than a year and in that time, I've tried about 25 veggie burger recipes. I always come back to this one.
I'm actually writing a cookbook right now and have yet to find a veggie burger recipe I want to include. I'll keep trying though! 
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