Speedy Burgers

Speedy Burgers
from Vegetarian Planet
Here black beans, chopped fennel or celery, and almonds are mixed together in minutes, thanks to the food processor. Chopped fresh cilantro adds a bright note, and the cloves and ground coriander provide some earthiness. From start to finish, you'll need no more than 20 minutes to make these burgers.
These took me a little longer than 20 minutes and I didn't have cloves, but they were still yummy.
4 slices stale or toasted bread [I used German Dark Wheat bread from Arnold, which I love]

1/2 cup whole or slivered almonds
1 teaspon ground coriander seeds
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspon ground cloves
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup coarsely chopped fennel bulb or celery
3/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro leaves and stems
1 1/2 cups (1 15 ounce can) cooked, drained, and rinsed black beans
1/2 medium red bell pepper, seeded and chopped fine
2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ or untoasted rolled oats
1/2 teaspon salt, or more, to taste
fresh-ground black pepper to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, or more, as needed
1) Break the bread into pieces, and whirl it into crumbs in a food processor. You should have 2 cups crumbs. Transfer them to a large bowl. put the almonds into the processor, and run the machine until they are chopped fine.
2) In a dry skillet over medium-high heat, toast the chopped almonds with the coriander, shaking the pan constantly, for 1 minute or until the almonds taste lightly toasted. Transfer the coriander and the almonds to the bowl of bread crumbs. Add the cloves to the bowl.
3) Chop fine the onion, the fennel or celery, and the cilantro in the food processor. Add the beans, and run the machine in 1-second spurts until the beans are mixed in and mostly chopped (not pureed) [Mine were a little too pureed and it was fine]. Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Add the bell pepper, garlic, wheat germ or rolled oats, salt, and pepper, and stir well (I use my hands), With well-floured hands, form six patties from this mixture.
4) Heat a large skillet or a griddle over medium-high heat, and add 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil. Cook the burgers about 3 minutes per side. (You may need to cook them in batches. If so, add a little oil to the pan before cooking the second batch.) Serve the burgers in bulky or kaiser rolls or in hamburger buns.
Makes 6 burgers.