VEGGIE BURGER
 
 
Veggie Burger
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Recipe type: Entree
Ingredients
  • ½ cup brown rice
  • 1 cup red lentils, picked over and rinsed
  • canola oil
  • ½ medium onion, finely diced (1/2 cup)
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 5 oz broccoli, florets and stems finely chopped (1½ cups)
  • 2 medium carrots, finely chopped (1 cup)
  • 1 medium potatoes, peeled and grated (1 cup) squeezed to remove excess liquid
  • 3 ounces shitake mushrooms, stemmed and finely chopped (1 cup)
  • 2 ounces fresh or defrosted frozen shelled edamame beans, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
  • 1½ tsp yellow curry powder
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. Put the rice in a small saucepan and add 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the rice is tender, about 35 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and let stand, covered for 4 minutes. Uncover the pan and use a fork to fluff the rice. Set aside until cool.
  2. Meanwhile, put the lentils in a medium sauce pan and add 2 cups water. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer gently, covered until the lentils are slightly mushy, like a thick paste with a few whole lentils, 18 to 20 minutes, stirring once or twice during cooking. Set the lentils aside until cool.
  3. Spray a large nonstick skillet with canola oil and heat over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring until slightly translucent and fragrant but not at all brown - 2-3 minutes. Add the broccoli, carrots, potatoes, shitake mushroom, and edamame beans and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are fragrant but still crunch, 2 minutes. Add the curry powder and cook, stirring for 30 seconds. Remove the pan from heat and stir in the salt and pepper. Let cool slightly. Transfer the rice, lentils and vegetables to a large bowl and mix until well combines.
  4. Scoop out ½ cup of the mixture with wet hands, pack it firmly into a tight ball as if forming a meatball. For the ball into a 3 inch patty about 1 inch thick. Place the patty on a baking sheet and repeat to make eight burger in all. Chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  5. Prepare the Garlicky yam fries - preheat the over to 400 degrees
Recipe by Ordinary Vegan at https://ordinaryvegan.net/veggie-burgers-mango/