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Open chicken burger with spicy tomato salsa

Forget takeaways and throw together these spicy, low-carb, low-calorie burgers. You can even make them gluten-free and they'll be ready in only half an hour.

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 500g lean chicken breast mince
  • 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 teaspoons zest of lemon
  • 1 small carrot, peeled, finely grated
  • 1 small courgette, finely grated, squeezed of excess moisture
  • cracked black pepper, to taste
  • 200g cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 long red chilli, seeded, finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons white balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sunflower kernels, toasted
  • 3 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 grainy bread rolls, halved, toasted
  • ½ small avocado, mashed
  • 1 medium cucumber, peeled into ribbons
  • 2 cups baby rocket
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Combine chicken mince, parsley, lemon zest, carrot and courgette in a large bowl. Season with cracked black pepper. Using clean hands, mix until well combined and shape into 4 patties.

    2 Meanwhile, combine cherry tomatoes, chilli, vinegar and sunflower kernels with 1 teaspoon of the olive oil in a small bowl to make salsa. Season with cracked black pepper; set aside.

    3 Heat remaining olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Cook chicken patties for 4–5 minutes, each side, or until golden brown and cooked through.

    4 Spread bread roll halves with avocado. Top each half with cucumber ribbons, baby rocket and a chicken patty. Serve topped with the tomato salsa.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use Vogel’s gluten-free gourmet buns, 6 seed.

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