Vegetarian Burgers (Buckwheat/Kasha)
- Ready In:
- 19mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
8-10 patties
- Serves:
- 8-10
ingredients
- 1 cup buckwheat groats (kasha, whole granulation)
- 1 1⁄4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 1⁄4 cups tomato juice
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 cups breadcrumbs
- 1⁄2 red pepper, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1⁄4 cup ketchup
- 1⁄2 cup buckwheat groats, finely ground (kasha)
-
cucumber sauce
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 1 kirby cucumber, peeled and diced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon parsley
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
directions
- Put regular buckwheat in a dry saucepan and stir about 3 minutes until toasted.
- Add broth, tomato juice, and oil, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered for about 10 minutes (until all the liquid is absorbed). Cool.
- In a bowl, combine bread crumbs, red bell pepper, onion, celery eggs and ketchup.
- Stir in the cooled buckwheat (kasha).
- Form mixture into patties. Coat on both sides with fine ground buckwheat/kasha (just put buckwheat/kasha in food processor and chop till fine). Chill for about a half hour in fridge.
- Fry in non stick skillet in about 4 tablespoons of oil. Cook until crisp and golden, about 4 minutes each side.
- Combine all the ingredients of the cucumber sauce.
- Serve the patties with a slice of tomato and a dollop of the cucumber sauce.
- Enjoy.
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