veggie experiment: day 14

VEGGIE BURGERS, FRIES AND COLESLAW
veggie burger recipe from real simple magazine. much, much better than the veggie burger i usually make. good texture as well. the coleslaw recipe comes from a friend of ours in california who is a chef. super yummy and doesn't involve mayonnaise!

p.s. cilantro for me has been an acquired taste and now i can't get enough of it! i want it on everything...so we put lime juice, avocado and cilantro atop the veggie burger. mmmm....

VEGGIE BURGERS

Ingredients

1/4 cup couscous
1 large egg
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 15-ounce can lentils, rinsed
1 medium carrot, coarsely grated
1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
kosher salt and black pepper

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the couscous and 1/4 cup hot tap water. Let sit for 5 minutes; fluff with a fork.
In a food processor, puree the egg, sunflower seeds, and 3/4 cup of the lentils until they form a paste; transfer to a bowl. Mix in the carrot, onion, lemon juice, couscous, the remaining lentils, 1/2 teaspoon salt,and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Form the mixture into four 1/2-inch-thick patties. Refrigerate, uncovered, until firm, 20 to 25 minutes.
Heat grill to medium-high. Oil the grill grate. Grill the patties, turning once (do not press or flatten), until charred and heated through, 4 to 5 minutes per side.

Serve on rolls with the desired toppings.


FRIES

i just cut up the potatoes, coated the cookie sheet with cooking spray and then put the potatoes in and coated them with cooking spray and sprinkled season salt on them and baked them at 425 until brown and crispy.


COLESLAW

1 savoy cabbage (i used regular this time), chiffonade
1 radicchio (or purple cabbage works, too), chiffonade
2 carrots, shredded
1/2 bell pepper, julienne
1/2 C scallion, chiffonade
1 T garlic, minced
2 T balsamic vinegar
1 T dijon mustard
1/4 C cilantro, chopped
sugar to taste (or add pineapple)
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 C extra virgin olive oil

combine ingredients and toss. adjust seasoning if necessary.