Ingredients:
1 cup hulled barley
4 cups water
6 ounces tomato paste
2 carrots, grated
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Directions:
Bring the water to a boil in a medium sized pot. Add barley, reduce heat to medium, and cook covered fifty minutes until barley is tender. Drain any excess liquid.
Mix cooked barley with remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Form seven burgers with your hands and cook in an oiled large frying pan over med-high heat for ten mins on each side. Serve warm with lettuce on a bun.
Servings: 7
Time preparation: 30 min.
Time total: 90 min.