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Serves: 8 People
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups lentils
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons tamari soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon umeboshi vinegar
Instructions
- Boil water.
- Add lentils, reduce heat to simmer and cook uncovered for 40 minutes until lentils become soft and lose their shape.
- While lentils are cooking, sauté onion and garlic in olive oil for 10 minutes.
- Add garlic and continue sautéing another 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and set aside with remaining ingredients.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- When the lentils are finished, transfer to large mixing bowl and cool in freezer for 10 minutes.
- Remove from freezer and add all other ingredients and mix well.
- Form into patties, 4 inches in diameter and ¾-inch thick.
- Place patties on a lightly oiled cookie sheet and cook 10-15 minutes in the oven.