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Title: Chickpea Burgers
Categories: Main dish, Vegetarian
Yield: 8 Patties

2 Scallions; finely chopped
3/4 c Mushrooms; finely chopped
1 ts Canola Oil
3 lg Garlic; Cloves
1 c Chickpeas; cooked or canned
1/2 c Chickpea Liquid
1/4 c Sunflower Seeds
1/2 ts Curry Powder
2 Egg Whites (or 1/4 c
-dry bread crumbs)
1/2 c Sesame Seeds; or more

Saute Scallions and mushrooms in oil until limp, about 5 minutes. In a
blender, combine garlic, chckpeas and chickpea liquid, blend until smooth.
Transfer to a large bowl and combine with mushroom mixture. Grind sunflower
seeds in a blender or food processor to make a coarse meal, add to chickpea
mixture along with curry powder. Mix well. Stir in egg whites or bread
crumbs. Mixture will be soft, On a large baking sheet or bread-board, make
8 to 10 beds of sesame seeds for patties. Shape burger mixture into 8
patties and place on seeds. Flip to coat both sides generously. Grill on a
well-oiled vegetable grill for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, until brown.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini