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Healthier beef burgers

Adding fresh veg to extra lean beef mince makes these burgers lower in calories and more nutritious than the regular type.

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 40 mins, + chilling
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • oil spray
  • 1 small carrot, grated and excess liquid squeezed out
  • 1 small courgette, grated and excess liquid squeezed out
  • 1/4 cup dried breadcrumbs
  • 350g lean beef mince
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 75g reduced-fat haloumi, cut into 8 thin slices
  • 4 tablespoons low-free Greek yoghurt
  • 5cm piece cucumber, peeled, deseeded, coarsely grated and excess liquid squeezed out
  • ½ garlic clove, crushed
  • 4 crusty bread rolls, halved horizontally and lightly toasted, 3 cups baby spinach and 1/3 cup roasted red peppers in water from a jar, drained and sliced, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Put a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and spray with oil. Add the carrot and courgette and cook, stirring, for 3–4 min until quite dry. Transfer to a large bowl and mix with the breadcrumbs, mince, egg, cumin and parsley. Shape into 4 burgers. Cover and chill for 20 min.

    2 Heat the oven to 190°C/fan 170°C/gas 5 and line a baking tray with foil. Put the cleaned frying pan over a medium heat. Spray the burgers with oil, then cook in the hot pan for 3 min on each side or until browned. Transfer to the prepared tray and cook in the oven for 10–12 min until cooked through. Remove and keep warm.

    3 Meanwhile, clean the pan, then return to a medium heat and spray with oil. Cook the onion for 10–15 min until soft.

    4 Heat a second non-stick frying pan and spray with oil. Fry the halloumi for 1–2 min on each side until golden. In a small bowl, mix the yoghurt with the cucumber and garlic.

    Serving suggestion

    To serve, fill each toasted roll with the yogurt mixture, spinach, a burger, some peppers, haloumi and onions.

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