Vegan Quinoa Lentil Burgers

Posted by Jason Dunn in Recipes | 4 comments

This recipe makes about 14 large (~10cm diameter, ~2cm thick) patties.  You need:

• For nutrition and texture:
• 2C lentils
• 2C quinoa
• A bunch of rolled oats
• A box of wheat gluten (you won’t need the whole box, but measurements vary based on taste)
• Flavors:
• Garlic salt
• More salt
• An onion

1. Assuming you’re going to eat these for dinner, put the quinoa and lentils in a big pot with lots of water in the morning.
2. While at work, spend some quality time on YouTube arguing about pointless garbage.
3. 8 or so hours later, you’re back home and ready to cook some lentil burgers.
4. Heat the pot to boiling.  Let it boil a couple minutes.
5. Reduce to simmer and leave it that way until the mixture thickens or the beans are soft.
6. Drain as well as you can.
7. I recommend making 1 patty first, before you go all Henry Ford Production Line on your kitchen:
1. Scoop 1/2 cup of the quinoa/lentil mix and drain it even more.
2. Dump it into a bowl.
3. Add 1/4 cup oats.
4. Add 1/2T  diced onions.
5. Add 1T to 2T of wheat gluten.  (Tapioca starch might work – I haven’t tried yet)
6. Add 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt (or more/less, to taste).
7. Mush together until it has a texture like wet, clumpy Play-Doh.  It should not be crumbly in your hand.  It should not be grainy like the ocean sand.  It should stick together like the E in Ella.  Unlike cow hamburger, it won’t give you salmonella.
8.  Press into a patty and fry in light oil.  I salt each side of the patty before frying it.

Each has about 20-25g protein, very little fat, and delicious taste!