Feelin’ Your Oats Burgers
In this recipe, author Steve Petusevsky has you make a rectangular patty from the oat mixture and then cut it into individual burgers. However, you can shape the burgers by stamping rounds with a glass. Nutritional yeast is available at natural food stores.
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- Prep time
- 15 min
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- Cook time
- 1 hr
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- Servings
- 12 Servings
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- Serving size
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1 burger
Ingredients
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water
- 4 cup
- 4 cup
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soy sauce or tamari (reduced-sodium)
- 1/4 cup
- 1/4 cup
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onions (chopped)
- 1 cup
- 1 cup
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rib celery (chopped)
- 1
- 1
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Italian herb blend (dried, oregano, rosemary, and thyme)
- 1 tbsp
- 1 tbsp
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walnuts (chopped)
- 1/4 cup
- 1/4 cup
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nutritional yeast (optional)
- 2
- 2
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old-fashioned rolled oats (not quick cooking) (not instant oats)
- 4 1/2 cup
- 4 1/2 cup
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Directions
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Place the water, soy sauce or tamari, onions, celery, herbs, walnuts, and yeast, if using, in a large saucepan.
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Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil 4 minutes and then add oats. Stirring constantly, simmer 5 minutes until the mixture is the consistency of really thick wet sand.
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Scoop the mixture into an 11 × 7–inch baking pan. Pat the mixture until it is spread evenly.
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Preheat oven to 375ºF. Place the uncovered pan in the center of the oven and bake about 30 minutes.
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Remove pan from oven and cool slightly. Keep oven set to 375ºF.
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With a spatula, cut oat mixture into rectangular burgers. Remove burgers to a baking pan with sides and bake another 10 minutes until crisp.