lentil-barley patties and other veggie burgers

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Two recipes and soem basic principles for making veggie burgers.

Shoshana

 

Veggie burgers or loaf

 

These are very inexpensive and easy. The basic recipe is not strongly

flavored so you can adjust it to your taste.

 

1 cup green lentils

3/4 cup whole barley

1 t salt

1 cup bread crumbs

1 clove garlic, minced

1 medium onion, diced

1 stalk celery, diced

2 eggs, beaten

1/4 t numeg.

 

Rinse and inspect the lentils and barley. Cook together in plenty of

water until soft (about 45 minutes). If you soak them overnight,

they'll cook in much less time. Add salt towards the end of the

cooking time.

Drain.

Mix in the remaining ingredients. Form into patties or place into a

well oiled loaf pan. The loaf cooks in 35 minutes in a preheated 180oC

oven and should stand for 10 minutes before you turn it out.

The burgers are best fried but I usually baked them. You can also

form small balls, bake them and serve with spaghetti and tomato sauce.

 

The basic principle of mixing cooked beans and whole grains (to form

complete protein) can be expanded into a wide variety of burger type

creations. Beans will cook softer if you wait to add the salt until

they are nearly done. Larger beans need to be mashed. The highest

protein combo is probably soybeans and brown rice or bulgar. I mash

the two together and then make burgers (as above or generally

improvising -- adding tomato paste and paprika adds flavor and a meaty

color) or spread the mixture in a large, flat baking pan, bake in a

medium-low oven, cool, crumble and use a general ground meat

substitute.

 

Buckwheat burgers

 

1 cup of buckwheat

1 onion, finely chopped

¼ cup shelled sunflower seed

½ cup whole wheat flour

1 beaten egg

finely chopped parsley or dill

finely chopped carrot, celery or zucchini

2 Tbls soy sauce or 1 tsp salt

Breadcrumbs

 

Cook the buckwheat in two cups of water and let it cool until you can

handle it easily.

 

Saute onions, sunflower seeds and vegetables for a few minutes

 

Beat the egg and combine all of the ingredients, adding enough

breadcrumbs to make it all stick together. Form into patties and pan

fry on both sides or bake in a medium oven.

Serve with techina, ketchup or salsa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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