Quarter Pound Mediterranean Burgers with Mango salsa

We've had some glorious summer-like weather over the past few days, so I've been taking advantage of this and have been cooking outside as much as possible - until the bbq gas ran out on me in the week,  just as I'd popped some chicken breasts on!

Thankfully I'd managed to cook these juicy burgers a couple of days previously. Everyone loved them and they can be prepared easily in advance and stored in the fridge until needed.

Quarter Pound Mediterranean Burgers with Mango salsa - makes 10 burgers

1 red pepper, chopped
1 onion, peeled & chopped
drizzle of olive oil (I used chilli oil)
handful green olives in garlic & herbs*
750g pork mince
1/2 tsp smoked paprika

• add the peppers & onion to an ovenproof dish
• drizzle the olive oil over & stir to coat
• cover with foil and roast in a preheated 200C oven for around 45 minutes, until softened, leave to cool
• finely chop the peppers, onion and olives together until it's the consistency of a lumpy paste
• mix this paste into the pork mince & add the paprika
• mix together until well combined
• divide mixture into 10 and form into burgers
• place in the fridge to firm up and cook under a grill or on a bbq

Mango Salsa

1 mango, chopped
handful of sweetcorn
juice of half a lemon
fresh coriander, chopped

• mix everything together

   

* For the burgers I used garlic & basil olives from The Real Olive Company, which I also used on a cheese, bacon, tomato & olive tart

Cheese, bacon, tomato & olive tart, with Garlic & Basil olives from The Real Olive Company

Posted by The Crazy Kitchen on Friday, 12 June 2015