Lentil burger with spicy sauce

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 can of lentils (400 g)
• 1 large onion(s)
• 2 garlic cloves
• olive oil
• 4 tbsp tomatoes, pureed
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• 8 tsp water
• 4 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp herbs de Provence
• salt and pepper
• breadcrumbs
• 4 tbsp soy sour cream (sour cream alternative)
• Tabasco
• 4 rolls
• 8 lettuce leaves (small leaves)

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

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Drain the lentils in a colander. Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Heat a little olive oil in a pan and fry both. Stir the cornstarch into the water. Mix the lentils with the passata and mash. Add the onion, garlic, 4 tablespoons of breadcrumbs, cornstarch, and Provençal herbs, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Heat plenty of olive oil in a pan. Form the mixture into 4 patties (depending on the size/shape of the rolls) and coat them in breadcrumbs. Fry for a few minutes on each side. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. Season the sour cream with salt, pepper, and Tabasco. Don’t forget that the sour cream and the rolls will take some of the heat off. Cut the rolls in half and spread the sauce on both halves. Place a lettuce leaf on the bottom half of each, then the lentil burger on top, then finish with a second lettuce leaf and place the second roll half on top.