#VLF (vegetarian lunch february) is over, but i have leftover lentils so i’m taking one more stab at a meatless meal before i give up and go back to chicken forever

deets

derived from: theplantbasedschool.com

yields: 12 patties- 4 servings

course: lunch or din

prep time: 45 mins (30 mins of this is preparing the lentils)

cook time: 10 mins

total time: 55 mins


what you’ll need

  • 1 cup dry brown/ green lentils
  • 3 tbsp egg whites (or 1 egg)
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (or in my case, cotija bc i was out of parm)
  • 4 tbsp whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp salt
  • sprinkle of black pepper

instructions

to prep the lentils

  1. Add 1 cup dry lentils and 2 cups water to a sauce pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce temperature and cook for 30 minutes, or until the lentils are no longer hard.
  2. Drain out any excess water.

to make the patties

  1. Add the cooked lentils and all the other ingredients to a food processor and pulse a few times- just until mostly combined, but not into a puree (unless you’re into that baby food texture i guess)
  2. From your slop, form 12 patties.
  3. Air fry for 10 minutes at 400F, flipping the patties halfway through.
  4. Eat up!

macros (estimate) & notes

cals311 cals
carbs48g
protein21g
fat4g
sugar3.5g
fiber7.4g

macros from a little over a cup of lentils total- just using up what i had left sorry!! cotija and whole wheat flour as opposed to other alternatives can also make a difference

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