Carrot veggie burgers

We love veggie burgers. Here is my take on a simple nut and veggie burger. I can usually get a dozen burgers out of the recipe and it easily works for two meals. They also freeze well. If you don't have vital wheat gluten then you can substitute more ground oats, bread crumbs or a whole grain flour. Also feel free to add any other shredded veggies. Beets work really nicely as well as broccoli. Here is the recipe. Enjoy!

Carrot Veggie Burgers

version one
1 cup raw or toasted walnuts
1.5 cups raw or toasted sunflower seeds
1 medium size onion
3 large carrots
1 tablespoon olive oil (optional)
3 cups cooked brown rice
0.5 cup vital wheat gluten
0.5 cup ground rolled oats
0.5 tsp salt

In a food processor add the nuts, seeds and oats. Pulse to a fine grind. Remove and place in a bowl. Add the carrots and onion and also pulse to shred. Remove and place in the bowl with the nuts. Add oil if using. Pulse again to a sticky consistency and place in the bowl with the other ingredients. Add the wheat gluten to the same bowl. Add salt to taste. Now the fun part. Mix everything together. Feel free to use your hands. They work great. Form the mixture into four inch size patties and fry or bake at 375F for 25 minutes flipping halfway. Freeze the leftovers and you have dinner or lunch for another day. Goes great with sweet potato fries.