Gardenburger

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried garbanzo beans (soaked overnight)
• 1 cup brown rice (cooked al dente)
• 1/4 cup bulgar wheat (soaked in water)
• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats (soaked in water)
• 1/4 cup flax seed meal
• 1 onion, chopped fried to caramelize
• 1 lb fresh mushroom, chopped & steamed
• 3 large raw garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 2 ounces finely grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

Recipe

• 1 soak all of the grains for 30 minutes in enough water to cover them.
• 2 drain excess water off before using.
• 3 run the soaked garbanzo beans through the grater on your food processor.
• 4 remove to separate bowl.
• 5 saute onions until lightly browned and soft.
• 6 chop everything else in the food processor with the regular blade until pretty fine.
• 7 add spices, salt, flour, baking powder and pulse to mix.
• 8 dump ground garbanzo beans in and pulse until combined. you want this mixture fine, but not a mush.
• 9 stir in the finely shredded cheese and either form into patties or roll out between two pieces of wax paper.
• 10 cut rounds with a round cookie cutter (3- 3.5" diameter).
• 11 heat a (high sided) fry pan with 1/2 " of oil and gently slide 3-4 garden burgers in at a time. brown quickly on both sides and drain on paper towels.
• 12 eat . . . or cool and freeze. makes one dozen 2.5 oz garden burgers.