Manoomin (Wild Rice) Patty Melt

This recipe is adapted from the Duluth Grill Cookbook
* Washburn Middle school 8th grade students will be testing this recipe in February.

½ cup old fashioned (not quick) oats, toasted
3 cups cooked wild rice
½ cup diced mushrooms 
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup mayonnaise 
1/3 cup plain yogurt
½ teaspoon white pepper
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon granulated garlic
½ teaspoon onion powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Place oats in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until the consistency of coarse bread crumbs. In a large bowl, mix together oats, wild rice and mushrooms. Stir in eggs, mayo and yogurt. In a small bowl, combine pepper, salt, granulated garlic, onion powder, cumin and red pepper flakes. Stir seasonings into wild rice mixture.
Place mixture in the refrigerator while you preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment. When oven is hot, using a ½ cup measure, scoop a heaping cup of mixture and form into a patty about an inch thick. Place patty on parchment lined baking sheet and repeat with remaining mixture, for a total of six patties.
Bake 40-45 minutes, flipping patties about half-way through baking time, until golden on both sides. Serve as you would your favorite burger. 
We're going to put the patty back in the oven with two slices of whole wheat bread, brushed with butter and a layer of whatever cheese we have available.  Yum!