GMA Recipe: Vegetable Burgers

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Vegetable Burgers
From Chef Jack McDavid
2001

It's a new and different recipe to cook on the grill.

Ingredients

2 cup cooked lentils

1 cup cooked and minced button mushrooms or portabello mushrooms

1 cup bulghur wheat, cooked

2 cloves roasted garlic, pureed

1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs

1 Tbs. Worcestershire

1/4 Tsp. tarragon, minced

salt and pepper

Directions

1. Cook 1 cup dry lentils in medium sized pot, with 2 cups of liquid (vegatable stock or water) simmer about 25 minutes (the one dry cup - turns into two) Mash half of the lentils, keeping the other half of the lentils whole.

2. Brush mushrooms with oil, season with salt and pepper, and broil or cook in oven at 400 degrees for about 8 minutes or until golden. Then mince.

3. Cook half cup of bulghur wheat with one cup of stock. Simmer for 25 minutes.

4. Take one head of garlic, wrap in foil. Cook in oven for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

5. Mix remaining ingredients together, thoroughly, for two minutes.

6. Form into four 6-ounce burgers and refrigerate for two hours.

7. Oil patties and grill for 6 to 7 minutes on each side until golden (you may sauté or bake if you prefer).

Recipes Copyright 2001 Chef Jack McDavid