Two Women's Zucchini-Wheat Germ Burgers
Source of Recipe
The Sacramento Bee (Sunset magazine )
Recipe Introduction
Prep time: 20 minutes * Cook time: 9 minutes * Serves 4
List of Ingredients
2 large eggs
3/4 cup toasted wheat germ
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/4 cup chopped mushrooms
3 tablespoons minced onion
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon crumbled dried rosemary leaves
1 1/2 cups long shreds of zucchini
Salt and pepper to taste
1 to 2 teaspoons salad oil
Toasted buns or bread
Unflavored yogurt, catsup, mustard, lettuce or alfalfa sprouts and tomato slices
Recipe
In a bowl, beat eggs to blend. Stir in wheat germ, cheese, mushrooms, onion, thyme, rosemary and zucchini. Add salt and pepper to taste. On plastic wrap, shape zucchini mixture into 4 patties, each 3/4-inch thick.
Swirl 1 teaspoon oil in a 10-to 12-inch nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Place patties in pan and cook until deep golden on bottom, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn, add remaining oil if needed and brown other side, about 4 minutes. Serve on buns with yogurt, ketchup, mustard, lettuce and tomato.
Per serving without bun or condiments: 195 cal.; 14 g pro.; 14 g carb.; 10 g fat (4 sat., 3 monounsat., 3 polyunsat.); 119 mg chol.; 401 mg sod.; 4 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 46 percent calories from fat.
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