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Quinoa and beetroot burgers

Tuck into a vegetarian flavour bomb of sweet beetroot, crunchy carrot, tangy feta and creamy avocado that's good for your gut and delivers 4 of your 5-plus-a-day!

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 red onion, finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 400g can no-added-salt cannellini beans, rinsed, drained
  • 300g fresh beetroot, peeled, finely grated
  • 1 cup cooked quinoa
  • 1 egg, whisked
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
  • 100g feta, crumbled
  • ½ cup quinoa flakes
  • 2 teaspoons tahini
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 avocado, mashed
  • 4 mini Turkish bread rolls, halved, toasted
  • 2 vine-ripened tomatoes, sliced
  • 1 carrot, peeled into ribbons
  • 120g baby rocket leaves
  • microherbs (optional)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened. Add cumin and cook, stirring, for
    1 minute or until fragrant. Remove pan from heat.

    2 Place cannellini beans in a large bowl and mash, leaving some texture. Squeeze excess moisture from beetroot, then add to mash, along with cooled onion mixture, cooked quinoa, egg, parsley and 80g feta. Mix well to combine. Shape mixture into four 2cm-thick patties. Place quinoa flakes on a large plate. Press patties into flakes to lightly coat.

    3 Heat remaining oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add patties and cook for 3 minutes each side or until golden and cooked through. Meanwhile place tahini and lemon juice in a small bowl. Add a tablespoon of warm water and combine until smooth.

    4 Spread mashed avocado on roll bases. Top each with a beetroot and quinoa patty, then tomato, carrot, rocket and microherbs, if using. Drizzle over tahini dressing, crumble over remaining feta, then serve burgers sandwiched with roll tops.

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