Sunday, July 13, 2014

Chicken burgers - lunch & light meals


  


Ingredients
Serves 4


450 g fresh ground chicken
1 onion , grated
2 garlic cloves , crushed
55 g  pine nuts ,toasted
55 g  fresh cheese ,grated
2 tbsp fresh snipped chives
2 tbsp wholewheat flour 
1-2 tbsp corn oil
salt and pepper                                                                   chilly sauce           
mayonnaise and chopped spring
    onion (green part only),
    to garnish
crusty rolls and chopped lettuce
     to serve  


         
Method

1 . Place the ground chicken , onion ,garlic, pine nuts, cheese , chives and salt and pepper in a food processor .Using the pulse button , blend the mixture together using short sharp bursts .Scrape out onto a board and shape into 4 even size burgers . Coat in the flour , then cover and chill for 1 hour .


2 . Heat a heavy  based frying pan and add the oil . When hot add the burgers and cook over medium heat for 5-6 minutes on each side , or until thoroughly coked through .

3. Serve the burgers immediately in crusty rolls on a bed of lettuce and red onion rings and top with mayonnaise, chilly sauce and spring onions .