Recipe - Best Veggie Burger

One half cup Cracked wheat
One fourth pound Green beans
1 small Zucchini
1 small Carrot, peeled
One half Granny Smith apple, peeled
One half cup Canned chick peas, rinsed
And drained
1 tablespoon Onion, minced
1 tablespoon Sesame tahini or peanut
Butter
1 One half tablespoon Canola oil
One half teaspoon Curry powder
One half teaspoon Chili powder
One half teaspoon Salt
Server grinds black pepper,
To taste
One half cup Bread crumbs

Rhea Gendizer of Lexington, Mass., makes a veggie burger that adds the tang
of a Granny Smith apple to the wonderful crunch of fresh vegetables.

Cook green beans in boiling water until tendercrisp. Drain and chop
finely. Cook cracked wheat in 1 cup boiling water for 1 minute. Remove
from heat and cover. grate the zucchini, carrot, and apple. Place shreds
in a dish towel and squeeze out excess moisture. Combine with chopped
beans. In a food processor blend chickpeas, onions, garlic, tahini, curry
powder, chili powder, salt, pepper, and canola oil until smooth. Add to
shredded mixture. Drain cracked wheat into strainer, pressing with back of
spoon to extract excess liquid. Add to bowl with vegetables. Add bread
crumbs. Refrigerate for one hour. With wet hands, shape into 4 burgers.
Cook 3 minutes on each side on grill lightly brushed with oil.

Posted by 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,
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