Easy Beetroot and Lentil Burgers

A burger with two lentil and beetroot patties on it, with burger sauce, vegan cheese, carrot and lettuce on it too.

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4.92 from 12 votes

Easy Beetroot and Lentil Burgers

Yummy burgers stuffed full of plant based goodness, Lentils, Beetroot and spices! Easy to make and delicious to eat!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

firming up time1

Total Time20

Course: Burger, lunch, main

Cuisine: American, Vegan

Servings: burgers

Calories: 165kcal

Author: Louise-Claire Cayzer

Equipment

Ingredients

250 g raw beetroot
300 g cooked lentils *drained well.
½ onion
3 cloves garlic
90 g potato or corn starch
30 g milled linseed/flaxseed mixed with 3 tablespoon water, this is the binder for the burger
½ teaspoon chilli powder or to taste
1 teaspoon cumin powder
25 g fresh parsley or coriander about a handful
1 teaspoon salt or to taste

Metric - American

Instructions

In a food processor, whizz up the peeled beetroot roughly.
Add all the rest of the ingredients and whizz up again until you have a burger-ish kind of mass. NB Don't over process! You want some texture.
Refrigerate the burger mixture patties for an hour to allow it to furm up a little
Add some oil to a non-stick fryiing pan and bring to a medium-heat
Scoop out the burger patties using a cookie scoop (or large spoon). Flatten with a spatula.
Allow the burger to fully cook on one side. Once it forms a 'crust' it will easily slip around in the pan, then you can flip it over and cook through on the other side (about 5 mins each side)
You need to form a 'crust' before flipping the burger to help these hold together, so be patient while the burgers get a little bit of a crust. Use a thin slice to flip the burgers. Alternatively oven baking works really well too. (Bake at 180℃/360℉ for around 15 minutes or until crispy)
Serve on a bun with ALL the burger things you love.

Notes

If you don't have a food processor, grate the beetroot.. Use washing up gloves to avoid staining your hands! Mince the onion really finely, then use a potato masher or fork to mash up the lentils to create the burger.

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