Lentil Burgers

Active time: 90m

Total time: 120m

Process

1. Preparation
   1. Chop the mushrooms into small pieces
   2. Mince the onion and garlic
   3. Blend/food process the oats.
2. Lentils:
   1. Wash
   2. Boil them for 30 minutes; make sure there is always enough water.
   3. Drain well.
3. Sweet potato
   1. Cube
   2. Boil for 20 minutes
   3. drain well
   4. mash.
4. Cooked body
   1. Saute the mushrooms in a pan until they have released their moisture and it’s mostly cooked away
   2. Add the onion and a little salt, cook for 5 minutes.
   3. Add the chilli and garlic; cook for 1 minute then remove from heat.
5. Assembly:
   1. Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl
      1. Mix well at each addition
      2. In particular the spices should be progressively added and mixed well each time otherwise there’ll be some dry pockets.
      3. Add the eggs last.
   2. If the mixture is too wet - i.e. impossible to shape - then add some more breadcrumbs to adjust. This shouldn’t really happen if you have drained well but it is recoverable.
6. Shape into patties
7. Bake at 180C for 20 minutes, then flip (carefully) and continue for another 20 minutes.
   1. Note that dry-frying them for 3-5 minutes each side is a perfectly good option but is a bit more work.