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Sprouted Lentil Veggie Burger (dairy-free)

April 14, 2013 by Hannah Healy, Updated June 28, 2018 38 Comments

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This sprouted lentil veggie burger is a fun and wholesome high protein meatless dinner idea that can be made on the cheap! Sprouting lentils can bring out additional vitamins, enzymes and can make them more easily digested. I often have sprouted lentils in a variety of ways and regularly enjoy these veggie burgers for dinner. I sometimes make a double batch of these so I can make extra to save for lunch later in the week.

Sprouted Lentil Veggie Burger Recipe:

2 cups sprouted lentils (how to sprout red lentils)
1 cooked sweet potato, mashed
2 tbsp butter or coconut oil (where to buy coconut oil)
3 tbsp ground flax
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

1 tsp turmeric (optional)

1. Before making this recipe make sure you’ve sprouted the red lentils about 3 days prior. Click here to see my post on how to sprout red lentils.

2. Cook the sweet potatoes by steaming them or by cooking in a 400° oven. Remove the skin and mash.

3. In a food processor combine ingredients and mix.

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4. Form into patties and cook in a skillet with butter or oil on medium heat. After several minutes, when the bottom is browned flip and cook the other side for several minutes.

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5. Serve with cheese, avocado or your other favorite toppings!

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Comments

  1. Pestatia Chunderhorse says

    April 15, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    your recipes are divine!

    Reply
  2. Kristen says

    April 15, 2013 at 4:21 pm

    Sounds yummy! I’ll bet a similar recipe using those little black French lentils, shallots, purple potatoes and chia seeds would be awesome too. Sorry, I just can’t leave a good recipe alone. Off to start some lentil sprouts …

    Reply
  3. Tiffany says

    April 22, 2013 at 12:13 pm

    I found your website today because Natural Family Today posted a link to your giveaway. This recipe looks yummy. I plan on making this soon!

    Reply
    • pati says

      October 10, 2013 at 9:46 pm

      Definetly Gonna try your recipes. Veggie burgers TODAY

      Reply
  4. Jules says

    April 23, 2013 at 1:05 pm

    Hi there! I followed your tutorial for sprouting the red lentils and plan on making this burger. But I was wondering why it’s necessary to wait 3 days before using the sprouted lentils??

    Reply
    • Healy Real Food Vegetarian says

      April 23, 2013 at 1:09 pm

      It takes the lentils about 3 days to sprout. Once they are sprouted you can use them right away.

      Reply
      • jules says

        April 25, 2013 at 11:21 am

        Ah! I was confused. I thought you meant 3 days from the end of sprouting. I made this the other night and it was amazing!!! Except I used pumpkin puree since I didn’t have the sweet potatoes, so I added ground pecans/almonds/sunflower seeds.

        I have to say, only about half of them made it to the table for dinner because we couldn’t stop eating them as they came off the pan!!! Definitely going in my recipe book. Thank you sooo much!!

        Reply
  5. Deborah says

    April 23, 2013 at 7:40 pm

    What other spices can I use in place of Flax? Me and bub are sick and don’t want to go out to the supermarket but have plenty of other goodies in the pantry. TIA

    Reply
    • Melissa C says

      November 26, 2013 at 10:39 am

      I believe flax is the binder, in place of an egg. You could try ground chia seed, or possibly a combination of tapioca flour/potato starch.

      Reply
  6. tom says

    May 11, 2013 at 1:00 pm

    this is a wonderful recipe, thank you!

    Reply
  7. Amanda says

    June 14, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    these turned out really runny for me. WHat is the measure of sweet potato? I sweet potato has many sizes! I am thinking perhaps mine was too large?

    Reply
    • Healy Real Food Vegetarian says

      June 15, 2013 at 12:08 pm

      It was a medium sized sweet potato. Also make sure you’re using uncooked sprouted lentils. These won’t work with regularly cooked lentils.

      Reply
      • Amanda says

        June 15, 2013 at 12:39 pm

        I followed your sprouting to the T. 🙂 They tasted good just mushy. I think It was my sweet potato size being too big. I will watch that next time. Thanks

        Reply
  8. Hannah M says

    July 2, 2013 at 6:46 am

    Is the oil listed for the burger mix, or for pan frying the burgers? Otherwise, this recipe looks fantastic – I’ve just sprouted lentils for the first time and can’t wait to get inventive with them!

    Reply
  9. Manda says

    July 2, 2013 at 7:32 pm

    Hello, new to sprouting and can’t wait to try this out (well obviously I’ll be waiting 3 days, but you get the idea…).
    Can these be made then frozen and defrosted / cooked later or do you think they’d be too mushy?
    Thanks for providing these recipes 🙂

    Reply
    • Healy Real Food Vegetarian says

      July 2, 2013 at 8:15 pm

      Hi Manda,

      I think they’ll do just fine being frozen. I haven’t tried frozen yet, but I have refrigerated them and reheated and they came out great!

      Reply
  10. karolina :) says

    July 5, 2013 at 6:59 pm

    what kind of food processor do you have? i want to buy one but there are so many choices!

    Reply
    • Healy Real Food Vegetarian says

      July 5, 2013 at 7:09 pm

      Hi Karolina, I have this food processor—>http://amzn.to/14o17un I just got it recently and like it a lot because it’s not too expensive, works well, and comes with a food scraper so you don’t have to stop the processor to scrape down the sides 🙂

      Reply
      • karolina :) says

        July 5, 2013 at 7:11 pm

        thanks so much for the quick response! Im going to check it out!

        Reply
      • Joan Payton says

        June 6, 2016 at 9:17 am

        Thanks for the food processor recommendation. I need a new one and the bowl scraper sold me!

        Reply
  11. Ann says

    July 19, 2013 at 6:15 am

    I like a little firmness and crunch to my burgers so I chop some onion and water chestnuts and add them raw to the mix after pureeing the lentils and sweet potato.

    Reply
  12. Jaime says

    July 30, 2013 at 3:48 pm

    I used half of a sweet potato that I had left over, sprouted green lentils instead of red, and added an egg (to make up for the volume of sweet potato I was missing). It came out overly moist for me after processing, too, so I tossed a couple more handfuls of lentil sprouts in, gave it another whirl, and the consistency was still moist, but workable. I plopped the mixture into the pan and spread it out into a patty shape with a spoon–this method worked surprisingly well! The end result was tasty! The patties weren’t super firm, but were totally able to hold their shape.

    Thanks for the recipe! It was a fun way to use some of the lentils we sprouted.

    Reply
  13. Najeeb says

    November 19, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    Looks great! But, why would you take off the skins of the sweet potatoes? One of the mantras of healthy eating is “eat your skins!”. The food processor would blend them in easily, and they provide extra nutrients. I am sure as you know, most of the nutrients in a fruit or vegetable are found in and just under the skin.

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    • Healy Real Food Vegetarian says

      November 19, 2013 at 2:40 pm

      It makes for a smoother puree and no lumps, but if you want to include the skins you can, I’m not sure that it would turn out the same.

      Reply
  14. peter says

    December 23, 2013 at 9:36 am

    hi,

    is it really safe to heat up flax seeds? (->omega 3)

    thanks.

    Reply
  15. pam says

    January 18, 2014 at 9:08 pm

    wondering how safe sprouted lentils are due to lectin content, and how big do the tails need to get before you need to cook them so they don’t give you gas(due to lectins)

    Reply
  16. Jan Lutz says

    May 23, 2014 at 5:17 am

    Sounds wonderful and will try it next time I sprout lentils.

    A suggestion: I would be most grateful for the recipe to be condensed to one page. I hate to waste paper and ink copying several pages, plus how does one save it in a recipe box/book? I’ll have to copy it by hand.

    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Celine Federici says

      May 27, 2017 at 4:48 pm

      You can create a Recipe box in Bookmarks and save recipes from any site there.
      That is…w my Mac…not sure how it works w a PC, but probably the same.

      Reply
  17. Nur says

    July 17, 2014 at 1:45 pm

    These were delicious and super healthy!!! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  18. crunchy says

    July 28, 2014 at 12:07 pm

    I started off some lentils to sprout this morning for the first time because I saw this recipe and can’t wait to try it. Thank you for sharing it!

    Reply
  19. Sally says

    September 23, 2014 at 11:50 am

    Tastes amazing

    Reply
  20. Leonie says

    January 14, 2015 at 2:42 pm

    Always on the search for a great veggie burger. This one looks easy to make, delicious and nutritious … with one of my favourite spices – turmeric. Definitely will try this recipe this weekend. =)

    Reply
  21. JRubies says

    July 24, 2015 at 9:02 am

    We were out of red lentils so I used green lentils, and I mixed in some rice flour because my blend was a bit juicy. My son absolutely loves them so I have made them three times already this week (I love them too so I’m more than okay with that!).
    Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
    • Hannah of Healy Eats Real says

      July 24, 2015 at 10:00 am

      Glad you liked it! 🙂

      Reply
  22. Jen says

    August 30, 2015 at 2:42 pm

    This recipes sounds great! I’m hoping to try it this week, but I’m new to sprouting and was wondering if I need to begin with 2 cups of lentils to end up with 2 cups of sprouted lentils. I always feel like lentils multiply when I’m cooking with them, but didn’t know if that would be the case with sprouting. Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply
    • Hannah of Healy Eats Real says

      August 31, 2015 at 5:04 pm

      Hi Jen, when you start out with 2 cups, you’ll end up with a little more than 2 cups, but it’s best to just go with that and end up with a little extra 🙂

      Reply
      • Jen says

        September 1, 2015 at 6:28 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
  23. Celine Federici says

    May 27, 2017 at 4:43 pm

    I am about to make these ,,,so maybe not fair to post. I love sprouted french green lentils in salads since they have such a nutty flavor. I was looking for a recipe not to use egg, flour or breadcrumbs which what I usually use for a veggie burger. I am sure the sweet potato is the binder. I have half of a roasted sweet potato and so I will mash that and then add as many sprouts as needed. I do not feel like washing the food processor and so just make them by hand. In addition to your other ingledients, , I am going to add some curry and cilantro. If they fall apart maybe I will add some potato starch. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply

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