Planet burger
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Sunflower kernals |
| 16 | ounces | Garbanzo beans (canned) drained and mashed |
| 3 | cups | Cooked brown rice |
| 1 | medium | Onion; chopped |
| 1 | medium | Carrots; shredded |
| ½ | cup | Italian-style breadcrumbs |
| ⅓ | cup | Chopped fresh parsley |
| 2 | Eggs; lightly beaten | |
| ¼ | cup | Soy sauce |
| 1 | teaspoon | Dried thyme |
| Vegetable oil; for frying | ||
| 8 | slices | French bread |
Directions
Toast sunflower kernals on baking sheet at 350 degrees F. for 5 to 7 minutes until golden. Combine sunflower kernals, beans, rice, onion, carrot, breadcrumbs, parsley, eggs, soy sauce and thyme. Form into 8 rectangular patties. Pan-fry burgers in oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until throughly heated, about 4 minutes per side.
Serve on French bread with condiments.
Each serving provides: * 318 calories * 11.7 g. protein * 7⅗ g. fat * 50⅘ g. carbohydrate * 2⅖ g. dietary fiber * 56 mg. cholesterol * 799 mg. sodium.
Source: "Veg-able Rice" Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias