Using this recipe as a starting point, I soaked my lentils (half a bag) in water for an hour then cooked them for a half hour with some garlic powder, salt and rosemary added. Meanwhile I microwaved a sweet potato and when everything was cooled I mixed up the s.p. with some lentils, two tablespoons of flavored bread crumbs and some other herbs, then browned the patties in olive oil. I guess they weren't really burgers - honestly, I didn't want to eat a starchy patty with a bun (another starch). But it was a nice change and I'm going to try them again, with different vegetables and flavorings.
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nice! good to try new things :) and love that plate! so pretty and stately all at once... :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Elizabeth!
DeleteThis is what is called karbanátek in Czech. It's a nice term that covers both meat and vegetable stuff, with no pastry implied. :-) I'll have to try this, too!
ReplyDeleteThey look like what Northern Germans call "Bouletten" (just do an image search and you'll see). I haven't had those since I was a child because I stopped eating meat as a teenager but now I think it would be fun to try your lentil substitute. I'd have this with boiled potatoes and peas and carrots but the husband might go the burger way.
ReplyDeleteOh yes - meatballs. But also search for other kinds of bean burgers - there are hundreds of recipes out there, all tasty looking!
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