The barefoot chef goes in search of brightly coloured food & finally makes something for all you bunny lovers out there

I'm not sure that I understand why people choose not to eat meat.
My brother tries to make things that taste like meat but aren't.
 I don't understand his way of thinking, but I do think that everyone should make a meal out of vegetables once in a while because there's a whole heap of different flavours out there.
The food can also be really brightly coloured, and to prove my point,

I made burgers to go with my van - Orange Bay Burgers.

This is a recipe for the finest non-meat burgers you will ever taste.
Unhappily you will struggle to make it all on site, but an hour in the kitchen before you go will have you sorted for the weekend. This recipe will make somewhere between 10 - 20 burgers, depending on how thick you like them.
Remember to use genetically modified ingredients whenever possible.
Not only because the colours are so much brighter, but you might get to see GM veg having a failure.
I once bought a local Melbourne ( the heart of experimentation) lettuce.
I packed it into the van, drove 200 miles & the vibration caused it to collapse,
looked like post-it notes when we arrived.

Ingredients; 8 ounces Orange/Red Lentils, 2 Carrots, a couple of sticks of celery, an onion, a couple of cloves of garlic,
some Olive oil, a pint of water, a beaten egg to bind (this is optional - it'll stick together OK without this).
Either burger mix, sos mix or a couple of packets of stuffing & of course salt & pepper to taste.
Serve in cobs with a salad garnish.

At home, heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan & add the chopped onion, the garlic and the chopped celery & chopped carrot. Cook until softened then add the lentils, a pint of water & the seasoning.
Bring to the boil & simmer for about 45 minutes.
 Then add your choice of dry burger mix or stuffing and the egg & mix well.
Tip it out onto a plate & allow to cool for a bit before you make it into burger shapes.
Stick them into the freezer & the next day they'll be as easy to handle as any shop bought stuff.

I know that you think that because it's vegetable & hasn't really got any fat of it's own
that you're going to have to fry them in a little pan inside the van.
You can do that, but it is possible to join in the BBQ fun with normal people.
All you have to do is scrunch up a bit of tin foil for the burger to sit on.
This will stop it sticking to the rack & burning. Cook it gently like this for a few minutes on each side.
I like to baste them with a knob of butter & a squirt of lemon juice.
Finally, drop them directly onto the BBQ for a couple of minutes each side to get those lovely brown stripes.

If you want the full bay effect, you can melt a slice of white cheddar cheese on top

Split the buns, drop onto the rack to toast, fill with the burgers & serve immediately.