Consumer Reports Vegetarian Burger

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Title: Consumer Reports Vegetarian Burger
Categories: Vegan
Yield: 6 servings

1 c Cooked -- drained barley
1 c Cooked chickpeas -- slightly
1/2 c Quick-cooking oatmeal -- raw
1/8 ts Salt
1 ts Paprika
2 tb Soy sauce
1/4 ts Ground blackpepper
Other spices to taste
1 sm Stalk celery
1 sm Onion
1 Scallion
1 Clove garlic
Chili powder opt'l
Curry powder opt'l

Combine the barley, chickpeas, oatmeal, salt, paprika,
soy sauce, black pepper and other spices in a large
bowl. In a blender, finely chop: celery, onion,
scallion and garlic. Add the chopped vegetables to the
ingredients in the bowl and mix thoroughly. Shape into
patties, "sausages" or "meatballs". Melt a little
butter or margarine in a frying pan and cook over
medium heat for three to five minutes on each side, or
until lightly browned. Makes six burgers. Other
grains, such as rice or cracked wheat, can be
substituted for the barley; soybeans, navy, pinto, or
other beans can be substituted for the chick-peas.
Nuts and seeds can also be added. Each CU burger
contained 114 calories, with 5 grams of protein, 1
gram of fat, 22 grams of carbohydrate, and 1.9
milligrams of iron. It lacked vitamin B-12 and was
high in sodium (500 milligrams). If you're watching
your sodium intake, omit the soy sauce and try chili
or curry powder.

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