Beef and Hummus Burger with Fried Onions
This burger was unbelievable – originally I just made it to “look “ good as the food stylist in me was taking control…but as I combined all those flavours and textures everything just came together and it tastiest incredible. The hummus was a hit! And even made it feel a little healthy.
The hummus by the way is so good I never buy store bought any more – I always have a can of chickpeas in the pantry with a jar of tahini and you can whip a batch up no problem.
Makes 4
Prep time 20 minutes
Cooking time 30 minutes
Ingredients:
2 slices fresh sourdough bread, crusts removed
¼ cup pure cream or milk
500g premium beef mince
2 eschallots, finely chopped – the small purple ones
1tsp lemon zest
1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
Oil for frying , such as peanut, or rice bran oil
½ cup plain flour
¼ cup -½ cup soda water
1 onion, sliced into 5 mm thick rings
1 tbsp olive oil
4 x wholemeal rolls, split in half
½ cup home-made hummus
2 kumato Tomatoes, sliced (or just regular ones)
100g Micro herbs / lettuce greens
1/4 cup Chilli jam
My home-made hummus
400g chickpeas, rinsed & drained
1 clove garlic, peeled, chopped
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp tahini
1 lemon, juiced ( ¼ cup juice)
Sea salt & cracked pepper
Place bread and cream in a large bowl and allow to soak, break it up with a fork, add mince , eschallot, lemon zest, rosemary, and season to taste with sea salt and cracked pepper. Make into 4-6 patties, depending on the size of your rolls. Chill till required.
Heat oil in a deep saucepan till a piece of bread sizzles on contact. Combine flour and enough soda water to make a thick batter, season with sea salt & cracked pepper. Dip onion rings into batter, and drain off the excess. Cook a few at a time till lightly golden. Drain on a paper towel. Set aside.
Heat olive oil in a non-stick medium fry pan to medium high heat and cook patties for 3-4 minutes each side till golden brown and cooked through. Set aside.
Lightly toast rolls, spread with hummus and with some micro herbs, top with pattie, sweet chilli jam, tomatoes, onion rings, more micro herbs.Squash down and enjoy.
Home-made Hummus
Place all ingredients into a food processor for 2-3 minutes with 1/3 cup water till creamy & smooth. Use as a dip, or on sandwiches. Or combine everything in a deep bowl and use a hand held blender to process till smooth.