LENTIL AND ALMOND BURGERS

Lentil and Almond Burgers image

Provided by 5thCourse

Categories Lentil

Time 2h

Yield 5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

6 cups water
1 cup brown lentils
2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 cup finely chopped carrot
1/3 cup finely chopped shallot
1/3 cup finely chopped celery
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 large egg yolk
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Steps:

Bring water to a boil, stir in lentils and simmer until very tender, about 25 minutes, or 30 minutes for green lentils. Drain.
Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet. Add carrots, shallots and celery and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
Add almonds, thyme, salt and pepper. Cook a couple more minutes.
Transfer to a food processor and add 1 cup of the cooked lentils. Pulse several times until coarsely ground.
Transfer to large bowl and add rest of the lentils. Cool 10 minutes. Stir in yolk and lemon juice.
Cover and chill one hour.
Form into 5 patties. Heat remaining tablespoon oil in large skillet medium high. Cook patties about 4 minutes, flip and cook until lightly brown and heated through.
Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 237.4, Fat 9.1, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 42, Sodium 260.5, Carbohydrate 28, Fiber 12.9, Sugar 2, Protein 11.9