Who doesn't love a good burger? But burgers don't have to be beef or even chicken - as my Burger recipe book with over 100 recipes shows. I made these when my boyfriend's mum came to dinner just before Christmas; she is vegetarian and I wanted to make something that would be different from the food we would be eating over Christmas. My mum and I - who are not vegetarians - really enjoyed these burgers too, while my boyfriend and dad had homemade beef burgers.
These burgers are soft -a little like fishcakes in texture - but as long as you are not expecting a firm burger like a beef burger, these are great.
To make three, you need:
200g sweet potatoes
100g broccoli
1 clove garlic, crushed
half a red onion, finely chopped
1 tsp dried chilli flakes
100g halloumi cheese, grated
1 tbsp. flour
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
burger buns
Cook the sweet potato in a pan of salted water until tender, then add the broccoli for the last few minutes and cook until tender. Drain and mash both together.
Add the garlic, chilli, cheese and season with salt and pepper. Use your hands to shape the mixture into patties, coat in the flour, and put on a plate in the fridge for about an hour to firm up.
Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the burgers on both sides and serve in bread rolls.
These were tasty, low in fat and a good way to get some extra vegetables into your meals! In fact it Is so virtuous compared to a regular burger that I am sending this to the Spice Trail challenge as the theme this month is 'temple food'. The challenge is hosted by Vanesther at Bangers and Mash.
I'm also sending this to Eat Your Greens, hosted by Shaheen at Allotment 2 Kitchen. The green vegetable in this is broccoli.
Shaheen also runs the Vegetable Palette challenge and this month the theme is any veg that you love - and I love broccoli and sweet potato!
Extra Veg, a challenge aimed at getting us to eat an extra portion of veg, is hosted by Kerry Cooks this month, on behalf of Helen at Fuss Free Flavours and Michelle at Utterly Scrummy.
What a wonderful idea for a burger, and so healthy too! A perfect entry for the Temple Food challenge on #TheSpiceTrail. Thanks so much for linking up :)
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of the grated halloumi in the burger with the sweet potato. Definitely one to try! Thank you for linking to #ExtraVeg
ReplyDeleteCaroline these burgers sound really lovely and I am really tempted to make them this weekend as i have both sweet potatoes and broccoli. thank you for sharing with EatYourGreens and Vegetable Palette. I hope you will join in again for March.
ReplyDeleteHi Caroline, Fantastic! How about linking it in to Food on Friday over at Carole's Chatter. Cheers
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