*****Gluten Free Vegan Burgers Recipe and Rescue

Can't be beat

RECIPE
GLUTEN FREE VEGAN BURGERS
(Variation on Aduki Bean and Rice Burgers)
Ingredients
Sunflower Oil
1 Medium onion, peeled and very finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
2 cups of cooked basmati brown rice
400 grams of black soy beans, drained and rinse
One cup of vegetable stock make from concentrate
6 ounces firm tofu, crumbled
1 Tbsp garam masala
2 Tbsp freshly chopped parsley
1/2 cup of chickpea (garbanzo bean) flour (when I made the original recipe the burgers wouldn't hold their shape, just looked like a rice hot dish, so on the advice of much better chefs, I added the flour as a binder, yummy...........)
                                     Freshly ground black pepper and salt to taste.

TOPPINGS:  sliced tomato, sliced red onion, spinach, spicy salsa, etc.

DIRECTIONS
Heat 1 Tbsp of oil in saucepan and gently cook for 10 minutes until soft.  Add the garlic  and cook for a few more seconds.  Stir in the rice and beans.  Pour in the stock, simmer for 12 minutes, until reduced by half.  Add the tofu and lightly mash the whole mixture.  Add garam masala, chopped parsley, pepper and salt to taste.  Mix.  Add the chickpea flour and divide mixture into at least 8 balls and slightly flatten.  Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Heat 1 Tbsp of oil in small frying pan (black so it doesn't stick).  Fry the burgers, in batches or one at a time for 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.  Serve with tomato slices and spinach leaves and sliced red onion.  Tastes delicious when topped with a spicy mexican bean salsa.

ACCOMPANIMENTS:
If you accompany with a salad, consider a carrot raita:   grated carrots, diced cucumbers and Greek yogurt chilled before serving.