Sunburgers

Ingredients

• Sunflower seed kernels

  Seeds, dry roasted, without salt

  1 cup, hulled or 128g

• Wheat germ

  Crude

  ⅛ cup or 15g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Carrots

  Raw

  ½ cup grated or 55g

• Celery

  Raw

  ½ cup chopped or 51g

• Onions

  Raw

  2 tbsp chopped or 20g

• Red bell pepper

  Sweet, raw

  1 tbsp or 9g

• Parsley

  Raw

  1 tbsp or 4g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 extra large or 56g

• Sunflower oil

  Linoleic (less than 60%)

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Ketchup

  2 tbsp or 30g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 Degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Grind sunflower seeds to medium-fine in a food processor. Mix in wheat germ (2 tbsp) and salt, and set aside. You could also grind the sunflower seeds by hand or in a clean coffee mill if so inclined.
3. Use the food processor (don't bother washing) to chop the celery, onion and green pepper, then grate in the carrot. Add the remaining ingredients, including the sunflower seed mixture, and pulse a few times in the food processor, just until combined.
4. Shape the mixture into patties, and place on an oiled baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes per side, or until brown. These can also be made as meatballs or as a shallow meatloaf.
5. If you don't have a food processor, this can also be chopped and mixed by hand, with no detrimental effects.