
What you need
Ingredients
4 SERVINGS
LENTIL MINCE
1 tbsp. ketchup
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp. American mustard
1 beef stock cube, crumbled
2 tsp. liquid smoke
1 tsp. smoked paprika
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tbsp. nutritional yeast
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
½ cup burger pickles, diced
2 tsp. sesame seeds
¼ iceberg lettuce, shredded
CHEESE SAUCE
1 cup cashews, soaked
½ potato, steamed
1½ tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1½ tsp. miso paste
½ cup nutritional yeast
½ tsp. garlic powder
½ tsp. onion powder
½ tsp. turmeric
½ tsp. smoked paprika
3 tbsp. canola oil
Cauliflower rice or regular white rice to serve
Salt & pepper, to taste
Preparation
Sauté ½ white onion in vegetable oil in a pan on medium to high heat until golden brown.
Step 2
Add lentils, stock cube, paprika and garlic powder and fry for another 4-5 minutes.
Step 3
Add tomato sauce, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, nutritional yeast, liquid smoke and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for another 4-5 minutes or until the mixture resembles a mince-like texture.
Step 4
For cheese sauce, add all ingredients except for oil to a food processor and blend, adding a few tablespoons of water if needed to move the sauce. Drizzle in oil slowly whilst blending again, until it’s totally emulsified.
Step 5
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Calories 433 | Fat 21.4g (27%) | Saturated Fat 4g (20%) | Cholesterol 0mg (0%) | Sodium 340mg (15%) | Total Carbohydrate 52.8g (19%) | Dietary Fibre 2.9g (10%) | Total Sugars 3.2g | Protein 8.7g | Vitamin D 0mcg (0%) | Calcium 45mg (3%) | Iron 14mg (75%) | Potassium 284mg (6%)
RECIPE NOTES 
- CAULIFLOWER RICE vs. REGULAR RICE: We usually prefer regular white rice over any other form of rice. And this is no exception – but the way the lentils are flavoured, the meal as a whole really does taste like a cheeseburger. This recipe holds cauliflower rice really well, and it’s a great way to pack some extra fibre into your meal.
- CHEESE SAUCE: Our Rooted cheese sauce has gone through vigorous rounds of testing in our prep kitchen! The key really is to drizzle the vegetable oil in slowly as the food processor is going to really give it a chance to emulsify and turn into a rich, creamy, mac-and-cheese consistency. You’ll be using this sauce a lot – trust us.
- ALTERNATIVE VEGAN OPTION: Vegan mince has come a long way in recent years. We’ve moved off the textured vegetable protein (if you know, you know!) to the pretty decent Beyond/ Impossible brands. If you’re not a fan of lentils and want to make this with your mince alternative, go for it! We’ve tried it – it’s great.
- MINCE: For the carnivores out there, you can make this dish with meat by switching out the lentils for beef mince. But trust us when we say you won’t miss it here – give the lentils a go first. If for nothing else, then for that extra hit of fibre and to say you tried it first!
- FREEZING: We made this in very large batches for our meal delivery service and froze it. The only difference is that we used cabbage instead of lettuce (because lettuce doesn’t fare well reheated!). The rest freezes brilliantly and you can dip into this pre-made meal for lunch or dinner whenever the craving presents itself.