Day 12 – 14: Nom, nom, nom….. Lent-acular!

I’m very pleased to report that Kitchen Store Cupboard Challenge has undergone a renaissance in the last few days, courtesy of a kick-ass lentil burger recipe from Loopy!  Halle-bloody-lujah!!

I figured it was time to start to make a dent in the Dried Pulses Section of the cupboard, so I dug out the big glass jars full of pink and red lentils, still complete with the little yellow information label from when i bought them at Kalustyan’s in NYC a couple years ago!!   As far as i could tell, they hadn’t gone off (obviously cut from the same culinary cloth as the sunflower seed bread), so into the fridge they went, to soak overnight.  The next day, i just gave them a good rinse, boiled them for 30mins until they were just al dente, and then mashed them up.  Mixed with some oats, some fried onions, pepper, cumin and garlic, shaped into burger patties and then fried – O.M. G.  Bloody lovely!!!  Just the ticket after the sucky last few meals cos of Chia Seed Chuck-up.  There was enough lentil mix to make 10 good size burgers and, at only 160 cals each, they’re also fully Slacker Tracker compliant!!  So, nice job there Loops – i think this one will become a kitchen staple, long after KSCC has ended!!  I even had enough to freeze a couple of portions too, so they may well make a reappearance in the next couple of weeks…..

Here’s the recipe should you want to make these yourself – i highly recommend them.
1.5 cups lentils, soaked
1 cup porridge oats, uncooked
1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 tsp cumin
chopped garlic
seasoning