veggie orange lentil burgers

Ingredients

• RANCH, CREAM CHEESE, PESTO SAUCE
• 3 tablespoons light ranch dressing
• 3 tablespoons low fat cream cheese, softened
• 1 heaping tablespoon prepared pesto sauce
• 2 tablespoons light mayonaise
• BURGER FILLING
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups red (orange) lentils
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 medium white onion, save other 1/2 for topping
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 cup carrots, cut up
• 2 cups chopped white mushrooms
• 1/2 teaspoon each of seasoning salt, dry basil & oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/3 cup green onions, chopped small
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup panko bread crumbs, may need more if mixture is too wet to hold together
• 2 - egg whites and 1 whole egg
• 1 - lemon, juice only
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 - loaf of crusty french bread cut into slices or 8 whole grain rolls
• - desired toppings, lettuce, tomatoes, onion, etc