Categories: Burgers, Meatballs

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tsp fresh ginger root, grated (or 1tsp dry)
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• 1 large carrot, grated
• 2 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
• 4 leaves of kale, chopped (or 1/2 cup finely chopped broccoli)
• 1 lb (or 1/2 kilo) lean ground turkey (chicken or beef can be substituted)
• 1 large sweet potato, grated
• 1/4 cup almonds, ground in a coffee grinder (or flour of choice)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

2. In large pan heat oil and saute, saute onion, garlic and ginger over medium heat.

3. Add in celery, carrots and tamari

4. Turn heat to low and add kale once other veggies are just about ready and allow kale to soften in heat

5. In large mixing bowl, fold vegetable mixture into meat.

6. Add ground almonds and shredded sweet potato.

7. Keeping hands moist, form into patties (can do as balls here too) and place on parchment lined or lightly oiled cookie sheet.

8. Bake burgers for 15 minutes on one side, remove from oven and tturn over.

9. Bake for another 5-7 minutes until lightly browned.

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