Ingredients

• 1 cup Whole Grain Teff
• 3 cups Water
• 2 Tbsp Sesame Oil
• 1 tsp Thyme ground
• 2 Garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
• 3 Scallions finely chopped
• Jarlsberg Cheese (topping)

Instructions

1. Place teff, water, sesame oil, thyme, garlic and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir once or twice toward the end of the cooking process.
2. Spread cooked teff in a shallow pan to cool. When cooled, add scallions and form 6 equally portioned patties.
3. Heat a nonstick skillet that has been lightly sprayed with nonstick vegetable spray and fry until nicely browned on both sides.
4. Top with Jarlsberg cheese; turn heat off and allow cheese to slightly melt.
5. Assemble burgers with lettuce and tomatoes and whole wheat buns.