Veggie Burgers

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Servings: About 8-10 patties

Ingredients

• 2 portabella mushrooms
• 1 beet
• 1 cup oats
• 1 can black beans
• 1 can chickpeas
• 8 oz lentils (about half bag)
• 1 Tbsp tapioca starch (aka tapioca flour)
• 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
• 1 tsp marmite
• 2 drops liquid smoke
• Vegetable or olive oil

Directions

Prep

• Chop portabellas and fry in small amount of oil
• Boil lentils for about 10 min, until slightly tender.
• Peel beet and chop finely, set aside

Assembly

• Blend black beans, chickpeas, lentils, oats, and mushrooms in food processor. Mash by hand in big bowl works too.
• Mix in the beet, tapioca starch, nutritional yeast, marmite, and liquid smoke (pulse / mash).
• Form patties. They don't shrink so make them thin / burger-sized.

Cooking

• Coat pan with oil and fry patties on high heat until crust forms on both sides. Internal temp should be around 160°.
• Serve on brioche with standard burger fixins (lettuce, tomato, mayo, pickle, etc.), or don't, whatever.