Day 190: Lentil, Mushroom and Pecan Burgers
In light of news healines today, I’m going vegetarian. The good news: just added ketchup and W didn’t even notice it wasn’t his beloved meat. (Notice the same batch of buns? They are getting a little stale…)
Lentil, Mushroom and Pecan Burgers
3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
canola oil, for cooking with
2 cups mushrooms
1 onion, peeled and chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 19 oz. (540 mL) can lentils, rinsed and drained
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs)In a large dry skillet, toast the nuts over medium heat until golden and fragrant. Set them aside. Add the oil to the skillet and sauté the mushrooms and onion for about 5 minutes, until starting to turn golden. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.Put the mushrooms and onion in the bowl of a food processor along with the lentils, Worcestershire, salt and pepper and pulse just until the mixture is blended. Transfer it to a bowl and stir in the bread crumbs and pecans.
Shape the mixture into patties and fry them in a little oil in the same skillet set over medium heat. Cook until they’re golden and crusty on both sides, flipping them as you need to.
Makes 6 burgers.
July 09 2008 12:29 am | beans and sandwiches and vegetarian
Dana on 09 Jul 2008 at 5:53 am #
Sounds yummy! Are they sturdy enough to grill or is the pan method the safest bet?
marce on 10 Jul 2008 at 9:09 am #
Julie,
I’ve tried several versions of the vegetarian burger and I haven’t found one that’s a go-to. Maybe this is it! I plan to try it next week. Thanks for the inspiration.
Janeen on 10 Jul 2008 at 8:38 pm #
How do you think these would freeze? I cook for one and am always looking for good recipes that I can freeze.
JulieVR on 12 Jul 2008 at 10:18 pm #
You know, they should freeze just fine… but I suspect they’d get watery when they thawed out. Might be worth experimenting with one, but I wouldn’t get my hopes up…
I do have a category (to the left) of recipes that are freezable, but more often than not I forget to add new recipe posts to that category, so I’m not sure how full it is!
Nikki on 13 Jul 2008 at 8:53 pm #
Thanks for your great recipes! I was happy to see this one, as we love to have veggie burgers as an alternative to meat. Just wondering, if I have dry lentils, can they be used in place of canned, and how should I prepare them for the burgers?
niina on 13 Aug 2008 at 9:40 pm #
I’m trying these as soon as possible. I like to think of myself as a budget gourmand, and these sound right up my alley — especially if they freeze.