Vegetarian Burgers

Ingredients

Original recipe makes 6

	1 cchick peas; Slightly cooked
	1/2 cInstant uncooked oatmeal
	2 tbSoy sauce
	1 Scallion
	1 Garlic
	1 smOnion
	1/2 tsDried basil
	1/8 tsSalt
	1 tsPaprika
	1 cbarley; Cooked, drained
	1/4 tsBlack Pepper; ground
	Olive oil; as needed
	1 stalkCelery

Calories Per Serving: 315
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Vegetarian Burgers Preparation

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 350F. 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. From Tuscon area newspapers, 1994, 3rd quarter, courtest Mike Orchekowski. File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/tn-94q3.zip