Name: Lovin’ Lentil Sloppy Joes
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 1 medium-sized onion, diced; 4 stalks celery stalks, diced; 1 medium medium carrot, diced; 4 clove garlic, chopped; ¼ tsp oregano; ½ tsp salt; ½ cup ketchup; ¼ cup water; 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 1 Tbsp dijon mustard; 2 cup green or brown lentils, cooked and rinsed; 1 cup mushrooms, chopped; 4 white buns, sliced in half; 4 tsp butter; 4 slices medium cheddar cheese; ground pepper to taste; hot sauce, to taste; 1 heads savoy cabbage, trimmed and shredded; 2 carrots, finely sliced; 2 sticks celery, finely sliced; 4 spring onions, finely sliced; ¾ cup mayonnaise; 4 Tbsp buttermilk; 2 Tbsp maple syrup; 2 Tbsp lemon juice, to taste; 2 tsp apple or cider vinegar; ½ cup walnuts, toasted and chopped; salt and pepper to taste

Cook Time

15 min

Yields

4 servings

Sloppy Joes and a side of homemade Coleslaw have never been so good!

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ingredients

Lovin' Lentil Sloppy Joes

Tbsp vegetable oil

medium-sized onion, diced

stalks celery stalks, diced

medium medium carrot, diced

clove garlic, chopped

tsp oregano

tsp salt

cup ketchup

cup water

Tbsp balsamic vinegar

Tbsp brown sugar

Tbsp dijon mustard

cup green or brown lentils, cooked and rinsed

cup mushrooms, chopped

white buns, sliced in half

tsp butter

slices medium cheddar cheese

ground pepper to taste

hot sauce, to taste

Coleslaw

heads savoy cabbage, trimmed and shredded

carrots, finely sliced

sticks celery, finely sliced

spring onions, finely sliced

cup mayonnaise

Tbsp buttermilk

Tbsp maple syrup

Tbsp lemon juice, to taste

tsp apple or cider vinegar

cup walnuts, toasted and chopped

salt and pepper to taste

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directions

Step 1

Heat oil in a skillet, add diced onion, celery, mushrooms and carrot and cook through. Add garlic and spices.

Step 2

Stir in ketchup, water, vinegar, brown sugar and mustard. Add lentils and warm through.

Step 3

Butter the buns on all sides. Toast under the broiler until golden brown.

Step 4

Put the sloppy joe mix on the bottom half of each bun and top with a slice of cheese. Put the buns pack under the broiler until cheese is melted. Put the top of each bun on each sandwich.

Step 5

Serve with coleslaw.

Step 6

Whisk together the mayonnaise, buttermilk, maple syrup, vinegar, lemon juice.

Step 7

Add the dressing to the chopped vegetables and mix through.

Step 8

Season with salt and pepper and mix in the chopped nuts.

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