Honey Ketchup and Veggie Burgers

We're super excited about this recipe! HONEY SWEETENED KETCHUP! 

I'm not someone who typically ever uses store-bought ketchup because it's hard to find one with clean ingredients. Plus if you use great tasting honey to sweeten, it tastes extra special. ;-) 

You guys ask us this question on Instagram quite often, whether we only eat vegetarian meals at home. We do mostly, with an occision day or two a month where we cook fish. However, on BeeSeasonal.com we want to provide a balance to our readers. We are pretty plant-based focused with a handful of seafood recipes but we do offer a few meat-based recipes, such as our honey glazed chicken recipe. 

Honey Ketchup:

Servings: about 1 ½ cup

Cooking time: 3.5 hours

Ingredients:

• About 3 lbs Roma tomatoes
• ¾ jar Brazilian Quince - Marmeleiro (Buy it on Amazon)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large rosemary sprig
• ¼ cup of water
• ½ tbsp paprika
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Peel all the tomatoes first. It’s very easy to make if using hot and cold water. Put the tomatoes in very hot water first, for about 1-2 minutes, then put them into the cold water for another minute. Then peel using your hands. Cut the tomatoes lengthwise in four parts and remove the seeds. Dice all the tomatoes into large pieces, then put them into a large pot with all remaining ingredients besides paprika, salt, and pepper.
2. Bring the tomatoes to a boil and reduce the heat to low and cook for 2.5-3 hours, until all the tomatoes are very soft. Season to taste, remove rosemary. Cooldown the tomatoes and puree them in a blender until desired consistency. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 2-3 weeks.

Lentil Pea Burger Patties

Servings: 2 burgers

Cook time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup cooked lentils, drained
• ¼ cup green peas, cooked
• ⅛ cup breadcrumbs
• ¼ shallot, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp of chopped cilantro leaves
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 pinch of cayenne pepper
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Cook the shallot and garlic on medium heat until soft, add to the ingredients.
2. Place all ingredients in a food processor and process, leaving some chunky pieces if desired.
3. Make the burger patties and cook them in the oven, at 400F for about 10 minutes, until golden-brown a little bit. Build a burger using brioche buns, cheese, tomatoes, arugula, guacamole (optional), and honey ketchup.

Optional: add to your burger any ingredients you prefer.