Benefits of Lentils
- Lentils are high in protein to help sustain muscle mass. You can improve your digestive health, lower your cholesterol and manage blood sugar disorders with the insoluble fiber of lentils.
- Eating high fiber food helps prevent heart disease. Lentils have folate and magnesium which also contribute to heart health.
- Get energy from lentils as they replenish your iron stores.
What’s not good about a lentil?!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. cooked organic lentils
- 6oz. small cubed organic portabella mushrooms
- 1 cup finely grated organic carrot
- 4 cups fresh organic baby spinach
- 4 chopped organic garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup chopped organic shallots
- 1 tablespoon organic lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon Simply Organic lemon flavor
- 1 teaspoon Simply Organic Thyme
- 2 cups gluten free organic breadcrumbs
- 1 organic flax egg or 1 real organic egg
- 1/4 cup organic nutritional yeast
Directions
- Using 2 tablespoons of olive oil for sautéing, combine the shallots and garlic. Saute slightly then add the mushrooms. Allow them to cook down, then add the spinach to steam.
- In a large bowl put in the cooked lentils, grated carrots, bread crumbs, flax egg or egg (slightly beaten) and the nutritional yeast.
- In a food processor, pulse blend the mushroom/spinach mixture, adding the lemon and thyme before pulsing. (I use a Vitamix)
- Add the mushroom/spinach to the mixing bowl.
- Mix up all the ingredients.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Spray parchment paper with spray olive oil.
- Make hamburger patties and put them on the sheet, spraying the top of each pattie with the oil.
- Broil burgers 10-15 min. until brown, then flip them over and brown the other side.