Easy Vegan Lentil Mushroom Burgers (Grillable Veggie Burgers!)

Super easy and simple 7 ingredient vegan mushroom lentil veggie burgers that are the perfect veggie burger recipe! Completely vegan, no eggs, and gluten free, these veggie burgers are grillable and loved by all eaters, vegan and vegetarian or not!

Why this is the only vegan veggie burger recipe you need:

These are honestly the best vegan veggie burgers you’ll ever have. From the texture, to the taste, to just the ease of making these veggie patties, this vegan burger recipe is truly the only recipe you need for your vegan barbecues and summer parties!

Pro tip: Pair it alongside this easy bbq jackfruit pulled pork and a side of herbed potato salad, and you have the ultimate vegan bbq dinner (or honestly a quick and easy protein-packed vegan dinner recipe to have throughout the week, summer or not!). 

These mushroom lentil burgers are only 7 ingredients and have the perfect texture and taste that will even satisfy the non-vegans in your crowd. 

Suitable for both vegans and vegetarians, these lentil mushroom burgers don’t taste processed; they’re just full of flavor, thanks to the garlic and mushrooms (of course, you can add onions too!)

The best part: these vegan veggie burgers are easily grilled.

Yep, a veggie burger that doesn’t fall apart!

These vegan lentil burgers are perfect for grill outs, barbecues, summer dinner parties, or as an easy weeknight meal that both kids and adults love! Serve on a vegan burger bun, open-faced, or just over veggies for an amazing healthy vegan dinner recipe!

How do you make veggie burgers stick together?

The key ingredient that helps bind these vegan veggie burgers together is actually oat flour. That’s why we’re not using any eggs nor ground flaxseed eggs to help them bind.

 The lentils and chickpeas help a bit, but the real binding agent is in the oats. This is because oats contain a starch that’s made up of amylopectin, which when activated with water, creates a “glue-like” texture.

This is why oat flour can sometimes be swapped in for regular all-purpose flour. The glue-like texture can act very similarly to gluten!

Using oat flour also helps keep these vegan mushroom burgers entirely gluten-free, as well, making them suitable for all eaters!

Vegan Lentil Mushroom Burger Ingredients

As we noted earlier, these veggie burgers are made from just 6 simple pantry staple ingredients. From your kitchen, you’ll need the following:

• Lentils: You can cook the lentils or purchase them pre-cooked. You’ll need about 1 cup of cooked lentils, which I used about 1/2 cup of dried lentils to cook. 
• Chickpeas: For even more protein. Save the aquafaba to make an awesome vegan chiffon cake later on!
• Rolled oats: this is what we’ll make the oat flour from. Use gluten-free certified as needed.
• Mushrooms: any type of mushroom is good here! We’re just using them for the overall texture. I used shiitake mushrooms. 
• Coconut aminos: you can also use soy sauce or Tamari soy sauce for gluten free, but I tried to keep this recipe both nut-free and soy-free to be super allergy friendly for all.
• Garlic: For flavor. You can also add in sautéed onions or onion powder. 
• Tomato paste: This will also help give our veggie burgers flavor. 
• Sea salt

You’ll notice that these lentil veggie burgers are not only packed with both plant protein and veggies, but they’re naturally eggless, dairy free, nut free, grain free, and soy free.

How to make vegan burgers from scratch

These vegan lentil burgers are incredibly easy to make. In fact, you only need a food processor or high speed blender and a sauté pan. 

For the actual cooking of the veggie burger, you can use a baking sheet or the grill.

The full written recipe and ingredient measurements are found down below in the recipe card. However, we’re going to go over the basics here, along with visuals to help you make the BEST veggie burgers around. Seriously, people will be asking you for the recipe!

To make these veggie burgers:

1. Begin by sautéing the mushrooms. You want them to be fully cooked, as they’ll be more easily blended into the burger patty mixture. You’ll use the coconut aminos here to give the mushrooms flavor.
2. In a food processor, pulse the oats into a flour. Then add in the remaining ingredients (lentils, chickpeas, tomato paste, and mushrooms), and blend until you reach a thick and consistent patty batter.
3. Form burger patties using about 1/2 cup per each patty. You’ll yield 5 medium-large patties. Form them into patties and either place them onto a parchment lined baking sheet or a plate to be grilled.
4. If cooking in the oven, bake for 20 minutes at 375, then flip the patties to cook for another 5 minutes. If grilling, you’ll grill them for about 4-6 minutes on each side.
5. Serve and enjoy!

How to grill a veggie burger

The burger patty itself is sturdy enough that it can easily be grilled without falling apart.

You’ll simply heat the grill as you normally would, and grill them as you would a regular burger patty.

One important topic to note: if you are truly vegan, and where you’re grilling the veggie burgers is not entirely vegan, be cautious about grilling. Actual meat may have touched the grill, and depending on how well they clean their grills, there is the potential for cross-contamination.

If that’s the case, I recommend grilling these lentil veggie burgers (at least yours) on your own grill, and simply heating it in the oven for 5 minutes at 300F before serving. This ensures that there’s no chance for possible cross-contamination, and that your vegan veggie burger is truly vegan!

Storage tips

If you’re not consuming these mushroom lentil burgers right away, I recommend storing them cooked and in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. You can also freeze them cooked for up to a month!

To make ahead: if you’re grilling or cooking these veggie burgers the following day, you can make the patties the day before and store them in an airtight container. Chill them in the fridge overnight, then proceed to grill them.

How to serve veggie burgers:

These vegan lentil burgers are perfect as is or served as you would a regular burger! Here are some great vegan burger toppings:

• lettuce & tomato
• vegan coleslaw
• sautéed onions
• vegan pesto
• avocado
• ketchup & mustard
• pickles
• vegan BBQ sauce

You are just going to love how amazing these vegan mushroom burgers taste! Seriously, my absolute favorite vegan veggie burger recipe, hands down. And a favorite for all my family, meat eaters included!

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Happy homemade veggie burger grilling!

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