Vegan Lentil Burger
No collection of vegan recipes can be complete without a vegan burger recipe. It takes only four ingredients to make my new Vegan Lentil Burger patty. It's perfect with the sweet and spicy flavors of the creamy Mustard Sauce with Maple I created specifically for this burger.
There are a few things that I could never live without: my bed, the sun, good food. And with good food I mean something that fills me and makes me satisfied.
At the same time, it should be healthy, too.
Sounds difficult? It is not, trust me. But what comes to mind to you first when you think about food that makes you really happy?
Sometimes it can be a good bowl of warm soup, especially in winter. Some other times, a fresh, fruit salad.
But the one food that always works for me is a stunning, tasty burger, made from fresh ingredients.
Whenever I cook, I want to have fun. And I don't know about you guys but I have lots of fun making burgers. Yes, and eating burgers.
But isn't that the whole point of happy cooking?
A combination of fun in creation and enjoying your creativity. At least that's what drives me to come up with new recipes for Contentedness Cooking.
Now the versatility of burger is what makes them also super attractive to me. Simple and delicious, you can combine so many flavors in one sandwich.
Depending on your mood, you can make it more hearty, pump up the spices, or give it a stronger veggie note.
After my last burger recipe, the Vegan Buffalo Burger based on kidney beans and tempeh, it was the right time trying something new for me: a Vegan Lentil Burger - incredibly delicious and an easy recipe as usual.
Do you know my other lentil recipes? Like the Coconut-Mango Stew or my Couscous Lentil Pilaf?
Why lentils? Because (a) I just like their taste and (b) they are so good for you:
They are full of good nutrients, are a good source of plant-based protein and are have a number of health benefits such as low cholesterol, improving heart health, digestive health, increasing energy, and helping with weight loss.
If you want to know more about this, check out the post about the "7 Health Benefits of Lentils" on MindBodyGreen.
The best thing about the Vegan Lentil Burger recipe - besides its taste, obviously - is that you need as little as four ingredients to make the patties: lentils, raisins, walnuts, and gluten free bread crumbs.
A combination of more earthy flavors (lentil) with a touch of sweetness from the raisins and, of course, the nuttily walnut component.
Here this is complemented by the special Mustard Sauce with Maple: again a mix of spicy and sweet.
But that sauce is not just amazing as a topping for the Vegan Lentil Burger. I also recommend adding about 2 tablespoons of that sauce to the burger patty mixture for an extra flavor kick.
Trust me, you will love it.
You can either bake the patties for the vegan Lentil Burger in the oven or fry them in a pan with a little bit of your favorite oil.
For the assembly of the burger: be creative! I used lettuce, avocado, tomatoes, roasted red onions in addition to the Mustard Sauce.
Do you like this combination? I'm curious to hear what you think of my Vegan Lentil Burger! You can leave feedback below, or write me on Facebook!
Cheers, Florian.
Vegan Lentil Burger
No collection of vegan recipes can be complete without a vegan burger recipe - or two. It takes only four ingredients to make my new Lentil Burger patty. It's perfect with the sweet and spicy flavors of the creamy Mustard Sauce with Maple I created specifically for this burger
Ingredients
For the Mustard Sauce:
- 3 Tbs yellow mustard
- 4 Tbs maple syrup
- pinch curry (optional)
For the Vegan Lentil Burger patties:
- 1 cup (200 g) uncooked or two 14 oz (400 g) cans lentils
- ⅓ cup (50 g) raisins
- 1 cup gf bread crumbs
- ½ cup (60 g) crushed walnuts
- 2 Tbs Mustard Sauce (optional)
- salt
Additional burger toppings (optional):
- lettuce
- tomato
- roasted onions
Instructions
For the Mustard Sauce:
- Combine the yellow mustard and the maple syrup in a small bowl. Add a pinch of curry if you like and whisk together.
For the Vegan Lentil Burger patties:
- If you use uncooked lentils, cook them according to the manufacturer's instructions. Else rinse the canned lentils. Transfer to a blender.
- Add the raisins and walnuts to the lentils. Blend until you get a chunky mixture.
- In a separate bowl, combine the lentil mixture with bread crumbs. Let sit for 5-10 minutes so that the bread crumbs can absorb excess moisture.
- Form patties an either bake them on the oven at 390°F/200°C or fry them in a pan with a bit of oil (recommended).
To assemble the burger:
- Use your favorite bun and burger toppings to assemble the Vegan Lentil Burger.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1 pieceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 596Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 433mgCarbohydrates: 67gFiber: 13gSugar: 7.7gProtein: 28g
I am impressed! I would have NEVER though to put raisins in a burger, but I imagine they are the sweet glue that holds this burger all together. Genius, really! I mean, that burger looks like a hamburger. You could fool more omnivores with this baby, I imagine. And could you PLEASE please tell me your secret for taking such beautiful bright clear photos?!?! I need some lessons!! 🙂 Just gorgeous!
You are right Jen, the raisins do help with making the burger hold together. And the add the light, sweet note to it that I like a lot.
I'm glad that you like my pictures so much. But there is really no big secret. I'm not using any special equipment. It's all just natural light (which makes things a bit tougher in these short days) and a bit of the usual playing around with the exposure. I even take my picture free hand. No tripod. I feel more flexible with that. Of course it also means that I take loads of pictures out of which only a small number really look good. But when they do, they are really good 🙂
So gorgeous and colorful Florian!! I make that same dressing, just with chili powder instead of curry! I serve it over Mexican rice and I imagine it would be soooo heavenly on a burger too! I love that this burger is made with lentils and walnuts, yummy!! I've never had a lentil burger before, just a lentil loaf that I make, but I definitely need to try a burger now! I will definitely have to try this because it's so simple and I would definitely add some good old hot spices and that sauce for lots of flavor, omg, that would be excellent! Love how beautiful it all looks!
Thank you again, Brandi. I totally see that adding more hot spices to the burger will rock. I should try this for myself as well. And the idea of having Mexican rice with such a mustard sauce or dressing sounds amazing too. Need to check that out!
My wife and I are so into lentils these days. I am all over this recipe and love the sauce.
Thank you, Peter.
I can't wait to try this!
🙂 Let me know how you like it.
Your recipes are always so inspiring 😀 I could SO go for one of these right now. And the photos, just gorgeous!
Thanks a lot, Chrisy. Feel free to have as many as you like! 🙂
I love how you styled this baby! I don't follow a vegan or a vegetarian diet, but how I love lentil burgers. Pinning for later!
Thanks Rachel. I'm happy that you like the recipe and the picture so much! 🙂
Love the sound of these! Totally intrigued that they're made with raisins - definitely a surprise ingredient. I've made all sorts of vegan veggie burgers but never with lentils so will have to give this a go : )) Need to also try the vegan buffalo burger too !
yum!! Looks amazing! I normally go the lazy route and buy vegan burger patties but I will totally try this!
That is one gorgeous burger! I've never had a lentil burger before - I can't wait to try this one!
This veggie burger is just "Wooowww", I simply love it!! And stunning pictures! All I want right now is to grab the burger through the creen! 🙂 Good job, Florian, I can't wait to try it!
I love lentils, I have got to try this recipe soon, looks amazing!
This burger is just gorgeous! That pattie sounds totally amazing! 🙂
I think your photographs for this came out simply stunning.
The mustard sauce that tops this off makes it perfect!
These look and sound divine! I want one!