Want to make your own vegan burger? Then you do want to process those proteins, of course. That's why we went for this lentil burger with sweet potato. A tasty and good alternative for a ready-to-eat veggie burger. So do you want to replace meat, and still have the idea of a hamburger on your plate? Don't forget the herbs, because the miso and the (preferably freshly ground) herbs make your vegan burger really tasty!
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This is how you make it
Wash and cook the lentils according to the package. The lentils break by boiling, souse as little water as possible and do not set the heat too high. Drain the lentilsand let cool.
Meanwhile preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
Clean (do not peel) the sweet potato and cut it in half. Put the sweetpotato together with the garlic and onion in the jacket in an oven dish andsprinkle with salt, pepper, cumin, coriander and olive oil.
Roast in the oven for about 40 minutes until the potato is completely soft. Let thepotato cool and cut into blocks.
Push the garlic out of its jacket. Remove the tough skin from the onion. Do allvegetables together with the cooked lentils in a blender.
Put the miso in the baking dish and dilute with 2 tablespoons of boiling water. Stirwell and scrape off all herb leftovers. Add to the vegetable.
Pulse until well mixed and form a cohesive mass.
Now stir the hemp seeds, oatmeal, parsley and apple into the mixture.Let the mixture rest for 10 minutes so that the oatmeal and hemp seeds are moist
Then form flat burgers or small balls with your hands (for in asalad!). Then fry them in a large frying pan with the coconut oilmedium heat in 5-10 minutes until golden brown on all sides.
Serve on (sourdough) bread with lettuce, (mashed) avocado and tomato.