Vegiburgers in pita bread

Yield: 14 Servings

Ingredients:

3 c Water
2/3 c Pearl barley
2/3 c Brown lentils
2/3 c Long-grain brown rice
1/4 c Vegetable oil
2 c Carrots grated
1 c Onion chopped
1 c Celery chopped
1/4 c Sunflower seeds shelled
1 tb Garlic minced
1 tb Basil

Instructions:

fresh chopped -or 1 ts dried crumbled 2 ts Thyme fresh chopped -or 1/2 ts dried crumbled 2 ts Oregano fresh chopped -or 1/2 ts dried crumbled 14 Pita bread rounds 4 Eggs large; beaten to blend 7 tb All-purpose flour Vegetable oil Lettuce leaves Sliced tomatoes Bring 3 c water to boil in a heavy large pot. Stir in barley lentils and rice. Reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until grains are tender about 40 minutes. Transfer to large bowl. Drain; cool. Heat 1/4 c oil in a heavy large skillet over medium-low heat. Add carrots onion celery sunflower seeds and garlic and saute until vegetables are tender about 12 minutes. Add to grains and cool. Mix in basil thyme and oregano. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Preheat oven to 300F. cut tops off pita rounds to form pockets. Wrap in foil an place in oven to warm. Stir beaten eggs and flour into grain mixture. Press 1/2 c mixture between palms of hands to form patty. Repeat with remaining mixture. Heat film of oil in heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add patties in batches and cook until golden brown and heated through about 5 minutes per side. Place 1 patty in each pita round. Top with lettuce and tomatoes and serve.