Vegetable Burgers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stalk celery
1 small onion
1 scallion
1 clove garlic
1 c. cooked parsley, drained or substitute brown rice or cooked cracked wheat
1 c. slightly cooked, drained chickpeas or cooked navy, pinto or soy beans (canned beans may be used)
1/2 c. instant cooked oatmeal
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. dried basil
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
olive oil as needed

Preparation

In a blender, finely chop celery, onion, scallion and garlic or finely dice them by hand.
Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine barley, chickpeas, oatmeal, salt, paprika, basil, soy sauce and pepper.
Mix them thoroughly with a wooden spoon or with your hands.
Add the chopped onion, celery, 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 to 7 minutes on each side or bake the patties at 350\u00b0 on a lightly oiled cookie sheet for 25 minutes.
Makes 6 patties.