unbeetable veggie-burgers

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup uncooked wheat berries or 1 cup brown rice or 1 cup barley (or any other grain that stands up to cooking and doesn't lose its shape)
• 2 cups water, which has been used to cook beets and has become very red
• 1 cup of cold mashed potatoes, as dry as possible or 1 cup cooked polenta, cold and dry
• 4 egg yolks or 2 whole eggs or 2 whole egg substitute
• sesame seeds, to coat (optional)
• salt and black pepper
• tabasco sauce
• cooked peas or parsley, to make these more colorful (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook the grain in the beet juice which is very hot- about 25 minutes in a covered pan with a tight lid on on a very low flame.
• 2 when grains are tender but still chewy, remove and drain if there is any excess liquid.
• 3 allow to cool.
• 4 add the rest of the cold ingredients and shape into burgers.
• 5 if too"wet" add bread crumbs.
• 6 dip into sesame seeds if desired.
• 7 chill in burger form and place on a non-stick tray.
• 8 bake 350 degrees for about 15 minutes until lightly browned.