Lentil Cheese Burgers
Coriander, cumin, and smoked paprika add a tasty spin to these easy, gluten free lentil cheese burgers. Enjoy them with a light salad or on lettuce leaves or a bun with all the fixings.
“Comfort food” – those two words can conjure up thoughts of so many different belly-rumbling pleasures for each of us. This evening, a chap from a tree service company I have used in the past, came over to give me an estimate for cutting down and hauling away a very large -and dying- tree in my back yard.
When he realized I was a repeat customer, he dropped his advertised price down by a $100; and when we got around to talking about food; comfort food to be exact; he offered to drop his price down another $100 for some homemade biscuits for him and his crew!
Whether it be biscuits, or chicken pot pie or chicken and dumplings or pizza or mac and cheese, we each have that food that takes gets us reminiscing while making us feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
My comfort food these days is lentils. Growing up, lentil curry used to be a staple on our table no matter what the occasion or circumstance might have been. My mom has always been an expert lentil -or dhal- curry maker; to this day, I’ve never quite had lentil curry like she makes it!
While I adore lentil curry – I adore lentils more. To me, lentils are so incredibly versatile – easily absorbing the flavors of what they are surrounded by while adding a nutritional punch to whatever they are in, whether that be pancakes or soups or stews.
This past week has been kinda crazy and I have found solace in comforting lentils in a wide variety of ways; so, when I received a sample of creamy, dill flavored Castello Havarti cheese, I figured I would try combining it with lentils to make a veggie burger. I wasn’t sure how the cheese would hold up with the lentils – I was expecting it to melt and ooze out. As I kept things pretty simple – just lentils, cheese, spices, eggs and onion, I wasn’t sure if these little burgers would pass my daughter’s taste-test.
We love these lentil cheese burgers!
But, surprisingly, these little nibblers were super tasty (or they wouldn’t have made it on here) and, they were oh so comforting -and, no cheese oozed out in the process! My daughter came up with a perfectly complimenting sauce for these Lentil Cheese Burgers – a simple mix of yogurt, wasabi, ketchup and lime – sounds weird – but, it tasted so darn good with these burgers.
Pair these lentil cheese burgers with the following sauces:
• Mango Chutney
• Easy Chili Cherry Sauce
• Sweet Chili Sauce
Ingredients
For the Burgers
- 4 cups cooked lentils I boiled 2 cups red lentils in 4 cups water for 25 minutes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
- 1/2 cup grated Dill Flavored Castello Haverti Cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1 small onion finely chopped
For the Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon wasabi paste
- 1 1/4 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Instructions
For the burgers
- Preheat oven to 375
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl till well incorporated
- Coat a pan with olive oil and let heat up over a medium flame
- Form lentil-cheese mixture into burgers
- Cook on each side for 4 minutes -flipping gently
- Transfer to a foil lined baking tray and bake at 375 for 15 minutes
For the Sauce:
- Mix all the ingredients together and serve with warm Lentil & Cheese Burgers
Nutrition
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These look delicious! I’m visiting from SITS Sharefest.
Thanks
Angie
Looks delicious!! 🙂 #sitsblogging
I’ve tried the “No-Bull” Lentil burgers (They’re super good!) but I’ve never tried adding cheese to a veggie burger! I Love that idea!
Thank you so much! That dill cheese really made these burgers awesome! 🙂
This is such a healthy burger. I can’t wait to try this. I wonder if I can fool anyone into thinking it’s actually a beef burger?
Thanks Vicki!
Hmmmm…no..don’t think you could fool anyone to think this wasn’t meat…then again, maybe if you blindfolded them and used extra sauce? (on the burger not on them) 🙂
Your lentil burgers look and sound amazing! I really need to start cooking with lentils more. It’s so hard to find ways for my vegetarian daughter to get enough protein since she won’t go near anything with beans.
Thanks so much Christin!
Does your daughter eat tofu? and eggs? There are sometimes we do the vegetarian thing for a little while and I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have beans!
Great recipe, Shashi! We’re eating more vegetarian these days and these lentil burgers look amazing! Love Havarti as well. Awesome post and great photos!
Thanks so much Bill!
Anything with cheese means comfort food to me!! Great burgers you got here! 🙂 OK, now I’m hungry.
Thanks bunches Ashley! 🙂
I’ve always loved harvarti cheese but I’ve never had it with dill. Your lentil and cheese burgers look like a great family meal and I’m glad your daughter enjoyed them. It’s always a relief when your kids eat what’s put in front of them! xx
You are so right!
Thanks so much Charlie! xx
Too funny! I love that he offered a reduced rate for homemade biscuits 🙂 So cute!
Love the sound of these lentil burgers! I’ve been on a lentil kick lately (well, actually for awhile now) – these look awesome!
I know right?! Though from some of the other estimates I have been hearing – this was such an incredible deal! I felt so bad and made the guys a bunch of muffins AND biscuits – had a little buffet for laid out on the porch for them!
I’m a big fan of lentils too, and sometimes make them into burgers or patties. Haven’t used cheese with them in a burger, though — really clever idea. Fun recipe — thanks.
Thank you so much KR!
You know what’s so sad?! I can’t even remember the last time I had lentils! I know… I really do love them, but they’re one of those foods that I didn’t grow up with so I constantly forget about. But now you’ve got me dreaming of lentil snobby joes and all sorts of other wonderful concoctions.
I’m not really the biggest burger fan, but I do -love- a good veggie burger. These look fantastic, Shashi! #pinned
Thanks so much Amanda! And thanks again for the link-luv linkup!
Have a safe and wonderful vacay!
Shashi I don’t know how you do it but even if I’ve JUST eaten a meal (like breakfast, in this case) your posts make me hungry again. Someone should do scientific research into this phenomenon because you could really be cashing in 🙂 These looks soo delicious!
Hahaha! Lady you are too funny – but thank you, I sure do appreciate your sweet compliment!