Vegan Sloppy Joes
Servings: 6 sandwiches
Ingredients
- 2 15-oz cans lentils drained and rinsed
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
Sauce
- 1 15-oz can tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons mustard
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Sauté the onion, garlic, and green pepper until soft, about 5 minutes. Add a little water if they start to stick.
- Add the chili powder, paprika, and cayenne to the vegetables; stir and cook about one minute.
- Add the rest of the sauce ingredients and mix. Add the lentils, simmer for a few minutes to let the flavors develop.
- Serve on toast or burger buns.
Notes
This recipe calls for canned lentils but you can easily cook lentils beforehand. One cup dried green or brown lentils to 4 cups of water; cooks in about 20 minutes. Lentils do not have to be soaked.
To make it even more quickly, use a jarred barbeque sauce (read the label to minimize oil). Just simmer the lentils in the sauce for a few minutes to develop flavor.
Very good served with crunchy slaw.