Peanut Burgers

Ingredients

6 tb butter
1 onion
1 celery stalk
1 herbes de provence
1 tb wheat flour
1/2 c vegetable stock
1 tb soy sauce
1 ts yeast extract
1/2 c cashew nuts
5/8 c breadcrumbs

Instructions

-(whole-wheat) Salt Freshly ground black pepper Dried breadcrumbs -(for coating) Oil; for shallow frying ---------------------------------TO GARNISH--------------------------------Lettuce leaves Tomato slices Cucumber slices Melt the butter or vegan margarine in a large saucepan and saute the onion and celery for 10 minutes. Stir in the herbs and flour and cook for a further 1-2 minutes. Add the stock and stir until thickened, then add the soy sauce, yeast extract, nuts, breadcrumbs and salt and pepper. Leave the mixture to cool, then form into 6 flat burgers about 1/2" thick, and coat with dried breadcrumbs. Saute the burgers in a very little oil the frying pan should be "greased" rather than oily for about 3 minutes on each side, until browned and crisp. Drain on paper towels. Garnish and serve. VARIATION: MACADAMIA NUT BURGERS Using macadamia nut of the peanuts makes these burgers special. Serve with Bernaise Sauce.