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Spiced Lentil Walnut Burgers. Easy Flavorful Burger patties with avocado ranch. Vegan Burger Recipe. Soyfree Easily gluten-free. Serve as burgers or over salad.
These scrumptious and filling patties have lentils, rice, walnuts and loads of flavor in them. It’s been a while since I made burger patties. I am hoping these fantastic burgers will be magical enough to get us some sunny days in the cloudy PNW. Am I ready for warmer days with loads of sunshine. The grey starts to depress even the chirpiest of the people and birds around.
I use cumin, coriander, garam masala in these. Feel free to use your own combination of flavors such as cumin + chipotle + oregano, or coriander + berbere, or a chili powder blend of choice. Add some coarsely ground fennel seeds for a sausagey flavor. Since the burger mixture is cooked, you can fix and adjust the flavors before committing to the patties!
I served these Lentil Walnut Burgers /patties with my avocado ranch, lettuce, juicy tomatoes, onions, pickled jalapeno and a melted chao cheese slice! I am topping he next batch with a load of caramelized onions. The sweet onions go really well with the earthy lentils. Use any vegan ranch or mayo, some ketchup or bbq or other sauces of choice. To troubleshoot any veggie burger patties(crumbly, too soft etc), see my tips on this burger round up post. Happy Burgering!
More burgers from the blog
- BBQ Veggie Burger with Mango Carrot Cabbage slaw
- Spicy Chickpea yellow Lentil Burgers
- Bean Broccoli Lentil Burgers
- Amaranth Black Bean sliders with roasted red pepper sauce
- Red Lentil and Cauliflower Burger with Onion rings and Chipotle Habanero Mayo
- Grill-able Artichoke Cauliflower Spinach Bean Burger
- and a 35 Veggie burger collection round up!
Lately the facebook page has been getting angry non vegans asking me to change the name of the food to something other than burger, as Burger always equals meat. Well, please see this definition on Mirriam Webster. I did not make that definition. Burger is a generic term for a sandwich type food, that can be a hamburger, other meat burger, made with tofu, veggies, beans etc. Lentil Walnut Veggie Burgers!
Reading for the day-
Catch my interview at MasalaMommas this week.
Videos to watch
- This beautiful Indian wedding. It is big, long, cultural and vegan, does not use flowers, non biodegradable waste/plastics, no silk, pearls, leather. Amazing!
- This video shot at Pasado’s safe haven with Children and the sanctuary animals
- Cost of cheap clothing on the people and the planet
The burger patties can also be baked. I prefer to cook them on a pan for a crispy exterior and moist juicy interior. Baking can dry the patties out a bit. If you use a good non stick pan, oil might not be needed for the roasting.
If you try these patties, leave me a comment, rate the recipe(when you try it), tag me on Instagram #veganricha, let me know what you think, love, not like, suggestions. Feedback keeps me motivated (esp in this grey weather) and helps me improve!
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Lentil Walnut Burgers
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped red onions
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1/4 inch ginger
- 1/3 cup walnuts
- 1/4 cup packed cilantro
- 3/4 tsp salt or more, depends on if the lentils were salted
- 3/4 tsp each of ground cumin, coriander
- 1/2 tsp garlic
- 1/2 tsp cayenne, hot! or use sweet paprika + a good dash of black pepper for less heat
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 3-4 basil leaves, optional
- 3/4 cup cooked brown or white rice
- 1 1/2 cups cooked brown lentils or 1 15 oz can. I used Indian brown lentils
- 2 tsp ketchup or bbq sauce
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 flax egg, 1 tbsp flax seed meal mixed in 2.5 tbsp warm water, let sit for 2 minutes
- 3-4 tbsp breadcrumbs or flour, use gf breadcrumbs or flour to make gf
Instructions
- In a processor, process onion, garlic, ginger, walnuts and cilantro until finely chopped. Alternatively, cook the onions and garlic in 1/2 tsp oil until they are golden and then add to the processor.
- Add the spices, salt, basil, rice, half of the cooked lentils and pulse a few times until well combined. Transfer to a bowl with the rest of the lentils. Add ketchup, oil, flax egg and mix everything until evenly mixed in. Mash a bit if needed and mix in. Taste and adjust salt, spice, herbs if needed. Add in the breadcrumbs or flour and mix in. Let the mixture chill for 10 minutes.
- If the chilled mixture is too wet, add in more flour or breadcrumbs. The amount needed depends on the moisture in the veggies, the kind of lentils and just general mood of things in the mixture. Add more breadcrumbs or flour if too sticky wet. Add another flax egg if too crumbly to make patties.
- Shape into 4 large patties. Pack well. Heat a skillet over medium high heat. Add a drizzle of oil and spread it around. Place patties on the skillet and cook for 4 to 6 minutes per side.
- Serve with vegan ranch/avocado ranch or mayo or ketchup, mustard or other dressing of choice. Add some caramelized onions or other toppings.
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Notes
Add 2 tbsp nutritional yeast. To Bake: I normally bake lentil burger patties at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes, then flip and bake another 10 or more minutes until golden. I haven't tried baking these particular patties. Let me know if you do.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How about freezing these?
yes, bake and freeze
Wow! My husband and I decided to try a vegan diet about a month ago, after watching the Netflix doc, “The Game Changer”. After a month, and trying some very delicious vegan recipes, we are hooked! And it’s because of recipes like this one.
I have made this recipe a staple in my kitchen, as it is very adaptable to any recipe.
A weekend breakfast patti , cooked and crumbled in chili, in a veggie filled wrap, salad, or a pasta dish! Mixed in different batches, with different spices, or different nuts or pepitas,
it can be used as your main Protein. Try pressing on a lined baking sheet, and bake, browning top and bottom, and crumble or freeze in blocks for later use.
Thank you!
Thats aweesome! sos glad to hear about your transition! so many great ideas for the patties!
Just made these last night and they were great…albeit they fell apart a bit. Will have to experiment. I didn’t use a lot of flour, but will next time. I’m thinking of trying garbanzo flour instead of wheat…maybe a little more protein and, while not gluten free, I’d like to reduce my wheat intake.
I wonder about grating some carrots and beets to incorporate more veggies. I’ll try that too next time. These will definitely become a staple in our household. Thank you!
These were so delicious! Thank you! I have both your books and every recipe (I’ve made 20 +) has been wonderful.
awessome!
These patties came out perfect! The flavor is great and they are soft and moist, while also holding together perfectly. I didn’t even need to add flour or bread crumbs, which made me happy.
I am so glad I found your cooking book two years ago. I have never been disappointed using your recipes and you still continue to surprise me and diversify my cooking.
yay!!
Hi Richa! What are these brown lentils called in Hindi? I couldn’t find them at my regular Indian grocery shop. The guy said if I could tell him the Hindi name, he could look or source it for me. Many thanks. And as always, I love and appreciate your hard work
sabut masoor. See my indian dal names page . probably bookmark it for shopping 🙂 https://fettabbau-trim.today/indian-dals-names%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
This is the best vegan burger I’ve tried on Pinterest so far… & I’ve made a lot! The burgers turned out so good! Very flavorful, healthy & easy to follow recipe.
Thanks for the recipe!
I love these. The flavor is on point! I would have never thought garam masala would be tasty in a burger recipe… but I’ve made them twice now and they are hit with my (meat-loving) husband and 1 year old. I need a little help with keeping the patties together. They crumble up on me in the pan if I’m not SUPER careful with them. Is this normal? Any advice?
awesome! no they shouldnt break like that. i can make these on a grill pan too without breakage. You maybe needing additional binding, like breadcrumbs or flour, or more mashing of the lentils and veggies as if they are large they interfere with binding. Also see more tips on this post https://fettabbau-trim.today/2015/08/35-vegan-veggie-burger-recipes.html%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
These are fantastic! Thank you so much!
Sorry, I wasn’t clear….it says 429 kcal. Is that per burger? Or is it approx 86kcal per burger ( if making 6.
its for the serving size on the widget. it was set to 2. so 2 to 2.5 patties per serving. I updated it with a serving size of 4 (4 large patties), so the nutrition values are for 1 patty now.