With the number of people that are adopting a gluten-free diet due to a diagnosis as celiac, believing they have a gluten-sensitivity, having affected family members or simply a personal lifestyle choice, we thought it was a great time for us to try out more recipes that fit the need. This burger, no matter your choice of meat, tastes great!

Ingredients:

2 lbs          ground organic meat (chicken, bison, or beef)

1/3 cup     finely chopped scallions

2 cloves    garlic, minced

1/4 tsp      paprika

1/2 tsp      cumin

1/2 tsp      ground Himalayan sea salt

1 tsp          pepper

1/2 cup     garbanzo or almond flour

1                egg

Optional:  experiment by adding additional (or different) spices to suit your taste.

Directions:

Mix the ground meat, scallions, garlic and egg together in a larger bowl.

Combine all remaining ingredients together and then add to the meat mixture.  Work it in with your hands to ensure that it is well mixed and the spices are spread throughout.

Shape into patties.  It may be sticky, so you may want to wet your hands with water before shaping each one.

Heat pan, add a little olive oil or preheat barbeque to medium heat.

Pan fry, or barbeque, until done.  About 4-7 minutes on each side, depending on the cooking temperature and thickness of patty.

Loreli loves to exercise, and she loves to eat too! Her fitness company, Alter Ego Fitness Experience, offers outdoor Group Fitness (boot camp) classes and Personal Training.  Loreli is very aware, due to personal experience, of the value of healthy food that not only nourishes the body, but also nourishes the mind and pleases the palate.

“One cannot think well, love well, or sleep well, if one has not dined well.” - Virginia Wolfe