Title: Vegetarian burgers
 Categories: Vegetarian
      Yield: 6 Patties
 
      1    Celery stalk
      1 sm Onion
      1    Scallion
      1    Garlic clove
      1 c  Cooked barley, drained (or
           -substitute cooked brown
           -rice or cooked cracked
           -wheat
      1 c  Slightly cooked chick peas,
           -drained (canned is fine, or
           -substitute cooked navy,
           -pinto or soy beans)
    1/2 c  Instant uncooked oatmeal
    1/8 t  Salt
      1 t  Paprika
    1/2 t  Dried basil
      2 tb Soy sauce
    1/4 t  Ground black pepper
           Olive oil as needed
 
  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
  350'F. 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.