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Minted lamb burgers

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  • Minted lamb burgers
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Ingredients

  • For the burgers:

  • 1 bunch fresh mint leaves, about 100g leaves
  • 100g pitted black olives
  • 1/2 red onion, quartered
  • 100g breadcrumbs
  • 675g lamb mince
  • 6 baps
  • Cucumber chilli salad, optional, recipe follows

  • For the cucumber chilli salad:

  • 3 shallots, finely Technique: Slice Cutting a thin piece or pieces from a larger ingredient or dish. You can slice ingredients using a slicing disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please sliced
  • 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded, quartered, finely Technique: Slice Cutting a thin piece or pieces from a larger ingredient or dish. You can slice ingredients using a slicing disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed, roughly Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 2 fresh chillies, red jalapenos, seeded, finely Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 1 tbsp finely Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated ginger
  • 4 tbsps rice vinegar
  • Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Minted lamb burgers

Burgers:
1) Preheat the griddle to medium.

2) Add the mint, black olives, red onion and breadcrumbs to a food processor. Pulse until well blended.

3) In a large bowl, combine the olive mixture with the meat. Using your hands, mould the meat mixture into six burger patties and place on a hot, oiled griddle.

4) Griddle the burgers for about 7 minutes per side for medium-rare.

5) Toast the baps on the griddle and build the burgers on a toasted bap with a little cucumber chilli salad, if desired. Serve.

Chilli cucumber salad:
1) Add shallots, cucumber, garlic, ginger and chillies to a bowl and follow with rice vinegar.

2) Toss salad to coat with dressing, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.