Vegetarian Burgers

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 ts Salt

1 ts Paprika

1/2 ts Dried basil

2 tb Soy sauce

1/4 ts 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.