Veggie Sloppy Joe
Ingredients
1 Sunlite Beefsteak Tomatoes, sliced into ¾ inch rounds
2 Sunlite Mini Cucumbers ribboned
2 each red, orange and yellow Sunlite Sweet-to-the-Point Peppers™, finely diced
4 pieces of Sunlite Naked Living Butter Lettuce
1 cup finely diced onion
2 tsp. olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup split mung beans
2 tsp. paprika
1 tbsp. chili powder
3 tsp. ground cumin
1 ½ cups no salt vegetable broth
1 ½ cups canned lentils, rinsed
1 ½ cups tomato puree
1 tbsp. balsamic glaze
1 tbsp. fresh lime juice
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp. finely chopped parsley
¼ tsp. each salt and pepper
4 whole wheat hamburger buns
Directions
In a medium sauce pot over medium heat, sauté onions and garlic in olive oil for 6 minutes. Stir in mung beans, paprika, chili powder, cumin and vegetable broth. Cover and gently boil for 10 minutes.
Stir in lentils, tomato puree, balsamic glaze, lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, salt and pepper; cover and cook for another 10 minutes.
Serve lentil sauce on a toasted bun with lettuce, 1 tomato slice and cucumber ribbons.
