Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Vegetarian Burgers
Yield: 6 patties 1 Celery stalk 1 sm Onion 1 Scallion 1 Garlic clove 1 c Cooked barley, drained (or -substitute cooked brown -rice or cooked cracked -wheat 1 c Slightly cooked chick peas, -drained (canned is fine, or -substitute cooked navy, -pinto or soy beans) 1/2 c Instant uncooked oatmeal 1/8 t Salt 1 t Paprika 1/2 t Dried basil 2 tb Soy sauce 1/4 t Ground black pepper Olive oil as needed In a blender, finely chop celery, onion, scallion and garlic OR dice them by hand finely. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine the barley, chick peas, oatmeal, salt, paprika, basil, soy sauce and pepper. Mix them thoroughly with a wooden spoon or with your hands. Add the chopped celery, onion, scallion and garlic to the barley mixture and mix again. Shape into six burgers. Heat olive oil in a nonstick skillet. Add burgers and brown 5-7 minutes on each side. Or bake the patties at 350'F. on a lightly oiled cookie sheet for 25 minutes. Serve on a hamburger bun with sprouts and tomato slices or ketchup. Nutritional analysis per serving: 149.6 calories; 5.2 grams total fat; (0.7 grams saturated fat); 4.5 grams protein; 20.5 grams carbohydrates; trace milligrams cholesterol; 349.8 milligrams sodium. ---------------------- |
