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Vegan homemade burgers
Discovering a pearl barley on our market made me occasionally trying to experiment with it. I had some leftovers that I wanted to use to make a bit different burgers with a bit different consistency and taste this time – for a weekend brunch. I pre-soaked the pearl barley in hot water and soon they were ready to be used. I mixed them with lentils, breadcrumbs, walnuts and some seasoning (you can find the whole list of ingredients down under the image section, it is in the recipe box). The recipe is described through a couple of simple steps and you can find it in the recipe box.
The idea was to serve burgers with fries of course, therefore I started first with peeling off potatoes and making them ready for frying in the air fryer. I peeled them off, washed and thinly sliced and slightly greased them so I could sprinkle them with corn flour, a bit of salt and ground black pepper. It took 25 min to fry them until they were golden and crispy and I was frying them in an air fryer while I was frying burgers.
You may take a look at the recipe under the image section of the post and as well on Instagram and Facebook under name Naual A. Hansen.
Pearl Barley & Lentil Burger
Burger made of pearl barley, lentils and seasonings, served with homemade fries from air fryer
Equipment
- High-speed blender
- Non-stick frying pan
Ingredients
For burgers:
- 80 gr of pearl barley + some hot boiling water for soaking + pinch of salt;
- 1 onion, 60 gr;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- 4 tbsp. of ground walnuts;
- 100 gr of lentils, canned or precooked;
- a bit of chopped fresh parsley;
- 1/3 tsp. of salt, or more, depending on personal taste;
- 1/2 tsp. of black pepper;
- 4-5 tbsp. of vegan bread crumbles.
Additional:
- a bit of oil for frying burgers;
- couple of leaves of romaine lettuce, iceberg or another salad;
- pickled cucumbers;
- 1 to mato sliced in pieces;
- 1 red onion sliced in pieces;
- a bit of vegan mayo;
- some chili sauce;
- 2 large burger buns sliced in half.
Instructions
- Soak pearl barley in hot boiling water and let it sit for 30 min, then drain it out of excess water. Put it in a strong blender together with garlic, ground walnuts, onion and pulse until you get a crumbly structure. Add presoaked lentils with seasonings and pulse briefly a couple of times. Add bread crumbles, stir well and let it rest for 4-5 min.
- Shape large burgers with slightly wet hand palms and fry them on a non-stick frying pan on a bit of oil on both sides. Fry them on a middle - high temperature. Once they are done and have a lovely brown colour, put large slices of good quality vegan cheese over burgers and set them aside.
- Warm up well sliced burger buns on a non-stick pan. Place slices of buns on a plate and add burgers with slightly melted cheese on top of them, place salad above it and then add the rest of ingredients. Serve immediately with homemade fries and enjoy.
