Veggie Burgers

Ingredients:

1 large onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, grated
1 green pepper, finely chopped
1 1.2 teaspoons dried basil

2 large eggs
1 cup bread crumbs
3/4 cup walnuts, ground
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 1/2 Tablespoons dark sesame oil
3 Tablespoons tamari soy sauce
340-gram cake of firm tofu, crumbled

Method:

1. Saute vegetables and basil till tender, about ten minutes

2. In large bowl, whisk eggs. Add remainder of ingredients.

3. Add sauteed vegetables. Smoosh it all together with your hands. Form into patties. (The recipe says it makes 8, but I usually get ten, and if you were making small patties for small people, you could easily get twenty!)

4. Bake at 375F until golden on the outside but moist on the inside, about 30 minutes. Let cool 3 - 5 minutes before removing from baking tray.

Can be served on a hamburger bun or put into half-pitas. This mixture also makes good 'meat'balls. Formed into 3-cm balls, you cook them at 350 for 20 - 30 minutes.