Lentil Black Bean Burger

Maybe because I am bored and I need a challenge, I’ve decided to become vegetarian as long as I possibly can stand it. Many people have their own ideas of what vegetarianism is, since all I’ve been hearing is “You put egg in that? That’s not vegetarian!” or, “That has cheese in it? That’s not vegetarian” Well, to me it is because I’ve been a meat junkie all my life I know that egg taste does not = meat taste, therefore, it’s not meat. So, I sadly bought up the entire produce store with various veggies and beans I never used before and went to the internet to search for how to incorporate these into meals I think i would enjoy and ran across a recipe for a lentil black bean burger.

I’m not going to go into detail of what is in this because i sorta dont remember but the main ingredients consist of black lentils, 1 can black beans drained, cilantro, salt & pepper, chopped onion, and a 1lb of tofu breakfast sausage (forget the brand name), and bread crumbs. Boiled the lentils until soft but not splitting apart. Drained them. Processed them in processor along w/ some bbq sauce (your choice) and water until it was the consistency of refried beans.Mixed it in a bowl with all the other ingredients, formed patties, and proceeded to grill on my stovetop one i always use. One day I will have a real one (housewarming hint hint). Most difficult part of this was determining when the burger was “done” because I supposed it is already done from the start, since there was no meat in it, but i kept it on the grill until i felt it was firm enough to where i could eat it at about 5 minutes per side.

In the end, I didn’t die. It was actually very tasty and filling. I was so very full after 1 burger. It has encouraged me to make more food and come up with more ideas I will hopefully share soon in Kitchenrendezvous.