Here’s another vegetarian recipe from Chef Manolo – healthful and delicious lentil and mushroom burgers. The following recipe will prepare burgers for 6 people.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup mushrooms, sauteed in olive oil
• 1 cup cooked lentils
• ½ cup cooked brown rice
• ¼ cup ground peanuts
• 1 egg
• salt and pepper (to taste)

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• ½ chopped onion
• ¼ finely chopped parsley

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• Hemp seeds (to sprinkle)

Preparation:

1. Place the initial ingredients in a food processor and blend until you have a soft, paste texture similar to pancakes.
2. Pour this mixture into a bowl and mix in the chopped onion and parsley.
3. Form into small hamburger shapes using a kitchen scoop and then place in a pan preheated with olive oil.
4. Sprinkle hemp seeds on top, sautéing both sides evenly.
5. Taste and adjust the mix if necessary and then sauté the remaining burgers in similar fashion

Let us know how your lentil burgers turn out – and enjoy!