Baked Vegan Easy Lentil Patties Recipe 

These vegan baked lentil patties are a great alternative to meat for any main meal or a delicious after school snack for kids.

This recipe was inspired by Easy Vegan Chickpea Patties Recipe, Best Red Lentil Vegan Bolognese With Vegetables and 32 Easy Veganuary Recipes & Ideas.

Why We Love These Vegan Lentil Patties 

I've tried with chickpea patties, and that has turned out to be a success so to mix things up a bit, I decided to give it a go with some lentils. We love these because:

• Veggie-based recipes are always a great way to include more vegetables in my kid's diet.
• Using whole foods and simple pantry ingredients
• Pleasant on the eye so that my kids actually want to eat it.
• Good way to add some plant-based protein to the diet

Ingredients 

To make these simple lentil patties recipe, you will need the following ingredients: 

• Red lentils: you can use either canned lentils for this recipe or you can cook your own. If cooking your own lentils, ½ cup of lentils should be sufficient to equal one can of canned ones. I like to use red lentils, but you can also use green lentils or brown lentils.
• Flour: I usually use whole grain flour (whole wheat flour) for patties, but you can pretty much use any purpose flour of choice or even some chickpea flour or oat flour. 
• Carrots: I highly recommend you use organic carrots. That way you can leave the skin on as it contains the most nutrients. 
• Onion: it's best to use a regular red onion, but you can also use yellow onion or even onion powder. 
• Garlic: a garlic clove adds to the whole aroma and taste of this recipe but if you don't have one, just add some garlic powder. 
• Parsley: if you have fresh parsley, I highly encourage you to use it because the aroma it brings is just amazing. But in case you don't have any dried parsley will also do. 
• Olive oil: I use olive oil for frying the patties, but you can also bake them on butter, ghee butter or another plant-based oil. 
• Bread crumbs: to ensure a crispy texture of the vegan patties, I like to coat them in breadcrumbs prior to baking but this can be skipped if you don't like adding bread crumbs 
• Seasoning (optional): sometimes seasoning them can be too intense for some people so I've put it as optional, but adding fresh herbs, Italian seasoning, spice mixture or black pepper is a great way to enhance the flavor profile of your delicious burgers 

How To Make Vegan Lentil Patties Step by Step

To make these lentil burger patties, follow the below steps: 

1. Preheat the oven to 180 C/350 F.
2. Grate the carrot.
3. In the food processor put the blender attachment and the carrot, onion and garlic and chop.
4. Place the lentils and the rest of the ingredients (except the breadcrumbs) and mix until you have a compact mixture.
5. Using a cookie scoop or a regular tablespoon (1-2 tablespoons) scoop the amount of the mixture based on the size of the patties you want and form patties. 
6. Coat each lentil patty into breadcrumbs by placing the breadcrumbs on a plate and then coat each side of the patty.
7. Take a cookie sheet and brush it with olive oil or place parchment paper. Place the patties on the cookie sheet.
8. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, turning them after 20 minutes.

How To Serve Vegan Lentil Patties 

You can enjoy these vegan patties in numerous ways. Here are just a few of my favorites:

• enjoy some plant-based burgers and add some fresh veggies to your lentil patty in a burger buns. 
• make some mini lentil falafels patties and add to pita bread
• serve your lentil burgers alongside some cooked veggies like sautéed mushrooms.
• make some lentil patty muffins. 
• serve alongside some yogurt dip with fresh herbs. 

Storing Your Vegan Lentil Cakes 

In case you have yourself some leftover veggie patties, you can always store them for later. Here a few easy ways to do so: 

• refrigerator: store them in an airtight container for up to three days. 
• freezer: freezer them individually on a piece of parchment paper and then transfer to a silicone bag where you can keep them in the freezer for about 3 months. 

Top tip: make double the amount and freeze raw, unbaked vegan lentil patties in the freezer. When you want to enjoy them just take them out and bake on a skillet, in the oven or in an air fryer. 

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