Wonderful Walnut Burgers

1 cups walnuts

3 cups cooked brown rice

2 cups firm tofu, drained and mashed

1 cup dry bread crumbs

2 teaspoons dried basil

1 teaspoon thyme

1 tablespoon arrowroot or cornstarch

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon soy sauce

Directions

1. Toast walnuts in oven at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes. Set aside.

2. Mix remaining ingredients in a medium-size bowl, making sure that corn starch is well-mixed (not lumpy).

3. Grind cooled walnuts into a fine meal and add to above mixture.

4. Work the mixture with your hands until it is extremely well-mixed. If necessary, add enough water to make the consistency one that is not too dry, but holds together well.

5. Spray a cookie sheet and form your burgers, using the mouth of a small canning jar as a guide.

6. Bake on sprayed at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes, then flip to brown other side.

7. Serve with a hamburger bun, pickles, olives, lettuce, ketchup, and whatever else sounds good!