VEGETARIAN BURGERS

Servings: 6
Ingredients:

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.

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