Good Eats: Lentil Chickpea Burgers

Happy Wednesday Saturday! ... Apparently it takes me 4 days to actually post on the blog. My recipe share this week was put on hold as I needed to take a picture of the burger. You know how a lot of blogs that deal with recipes take photos along the way, each one perfectly staged making you feel terrible about how your blueberries aren't organic and shiny like theirs, or when they have half the sauce splattered over the dish in some sort of Jackson Pollok-esque way... you shall find none of that here. You get one crappy foggy picture taken with my phone with some shitty filter. I forgot to take one when I made them, so you also get a photo of left overs at work!

I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with vegetarian burgers. It's a "don't fix it if it ain't broken" type of situation. If I'm going to make burgers, I usually wait for one of our meat days and make the real thing. Last week however, Jord's contribution to the meal plan was a vegetarian burger. So I threw together these Lentil Chickpea Burgers. If you're going to make these, definitely take the time to make the Avocado sauce as well, as it really made these fake burgers delish. 

Lentil Chickpea Burgers

Burgers                                                      
1/4 cup grated carrots                              
1/2 onion chopped                                    
3 gloves garlic                                            
1/2 cup chickpeas                                      
2 eggs                                                        
1/2 cup rolled oats                                    
1/2 cup cilantro                                        
1 tsp chili powder                                    
1 tsp paprika                                            
1 tsp chili sauce
S&P
2 cups cooked green lentils

Avocado Sauce
1 cup mint
1 cup cilantro
3 jalapenos
1 lemon, juiced
1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp coriander
1/2 tsp salt
1 large avocado
                                                 
1. Combine all burger ingredients into a food processor... I used a blender because I'm cheap and have refused to purchase a food processor. If you do use a blender, don't let the disgusting texture deter you. Add some breadcrumbs until it is a workable texture (these burgers are a bit more on the sticky side).
2. Put some oil in a pan and fry the burgers, about 4 minutes each side.
3. While the burgers are cooking, combine the avocado sauce ingredients into the food processor. Add olive oil slowly while mixing.
4. Top your burger with lettuce, pickles, whatever you want.

If you don't like the vegetarian burger part, make the avocado sauce and top your meaty hamburgers with it!

-Vanessa xo