Recipe: Bean and Rice Burgers (using brown rice)

BEAN AND RICE BURGERS

1 cup cooked brown rice
1 1/2 cup cooked beans (pink, kidney, navy, etc.)
1/2 cup flour (white or whole wheat)
1 tbsp margarine or butter
1 medium onion, diced
1 clove garlic, mashed
1 tbsp Spike or seasoning salt
OPTIONAL ADDITIONS:
1 cup cooked mashed potatoes
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup bran
1/2 cup cracked wheat
1 small bell pepper, diced
1 carrot, grated

Mash beans. Add all ingredients and mix well. (If you use all of the ingredients listed your mix may be a bit dry. You might want to add a 1/4 to 1/2 cup of soy, nut, or rice milk. Of coarse you also could use whole milk. Be sure you don't thin it too much or it will be mushy. Look for a 'hamburger' consistency.)

Heat greased (I use cooking spray) a griddle or electric frypan on medium heat.*

Spoon about 2 heaping tablespoons of the mixture onto griddle or frypan for each burger and flatten with greased pancake turner. Turn several times rather than just once on each side like conventional burgers, they have a better texture that way.

*Or, you can grease a 13x9-inch glass baking pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Just spread mixture in pan and cook uncovered. Use a pancake turner to cut and remove cooked 'burger'.

Makes 4 servings
Source: Carl Berger