Recipe - Basic Bean Burgers

1 cup TVP granules
1 Scant cup boiling water
1 tablespoon Tomato paste or ketchup
1 16oz can pinto, kidney, or
Other beans, drained
One fourth cup Whole wheat bread crumbs
2 Cloves garlic, finely
Minced
One half teaspoon Oregano
1 tablespoon Tarmari or soy sauce
1 teaspoon Sweetener
Salt and pepper to taste
Whole wheat flour for
Dusting

Pour boiling water over TVP and tomato paste in a bowl. Stir and let rest
for 10 minutes. In food processor, combine TVP mixture and remaining
ingredients except for flour. Pulse until mixture is almost a puree. Dust
hands with flour and shape mixture into 6 burgers. Dust them lightly in
flour. Layer the burgers with sheets of waxed paper and refrigerate for at
least one hour. Cook on a gill covered with foil for about 10 minutes on
each side.p

Victoria Schiloni, who owns and operates a vegetarian catering service in
Philadelphia, offered her Basic Bean Burger (above) along with a peanutty
variation (follows).

Posted by Terry Frye A01TMF1@MVS.CSO.NIU. to the Fatfree Dig. [Vol.12
Issue 3], Nov. 4, 1994. FATFREE Recipe collections copyrighted by Michelle
Dick 1994. Used with permission. Formatted by Sue Smith, S.Smith34,
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