Beet Quinoa Burger
These beet quinoa burgers have a amazing texture and flavor! Enjoy these on a bun, crumbled in a salad, added to a wrap, or even enjoy as a snack.
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Quinoa
- 1/2 Cup Red Lentils
- 1 1/2 Cup Water or Broth I used 3/4 Cup water and 3/4 Cup Vegetable Broth.
- 1 to 2 Small to Medium sized. Red Beet
- 1 Onion I used a sweet onion in my recipe.
- 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic Or a Garlic Powder.
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 Tbsp Ground Flax Seed Mixed with 3 Tbsp water to make the egg substitute.
Instructions
- Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 375° F.
- Rinse the quinoa and lentils until the water runs clean, set aside to drain.
- In a medium sized sauce pan add the quinoa, lentils, and water and/or broth.
- Cook on a medium high heat and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to a medium low and cook for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the quinoa is done, set aside.
- While the quinoa and lentils are cooking, clean and dice the fresh onion.
- In a medium sized skillet, add the onion, garlic, and oil, cook on a medium high heat until the onion has slightly browned, set aside.
- Peel and dice the beets, add to a small sauce pan with water, cook until tender, drain, and mash the beets with a potato masher, set aside.
- As everything is cooking, mix together in a small bowl the ground flax seed and water.
- Set aside for about 5 minutes, or until it thickens.
- Pour everything into a medium sized mixing bowl and blend together.
- Once everything is well combined, scoop into a large ball ( about 1/2 cup ), place onto the prepared baking sheet, and squash the ball into a patty.
- Continue filling the baking sheet until all the mixture is gone.
- Place the baking sheet into the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, flip the patties and continue to bake for another 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and serve as you prefer.