Open Beef Burgers
"From recipe+ an easy mid week meal, suggested you serve with chips/fries, wedgies or hash browns. TIPS - make ahead - prepare a double quantity of mince mix and then freeze 4 of the uncooked patties for another dinner. Also try other types of bread rolls."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (373.8 g)
- Calories 699
- Total Fat - 36.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 10.7 g
- Cholesterol - 172.3 mg
- Sodium - 679.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 48.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.6 g
- Sugars - 9.6 g
- Protein - 44.7 g
- Calcium - 295.1 mg
- Iron - 7.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 18.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Combine mince, breadcrumbs, egg and 2 tablespoons of the pesto in a large bowl and then shape mix into 4 patties.
Step 2
Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over moderate heat and cook patties for 3 to 4 minutes each side or until browned and cooked through and then remove from the pan and place on a baking tray.
Step 3
Add remaining oil to the pan and cook and stir onion for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden and remove from the heat.
Step 4
Preheat an oven grill/broiler to moderately high and cook focaccia under the grill/broil until golden.
Step 5
Sprinkle the patties with cheese and cook patties under the grillbroiler until cheese bubbles and is melted.
Step 6
Whisk mayonnaise and remaining pesto.
Step 7
Place one piece of focaccia on each serving plate and spread each focaccia with half the pestor mayonnaise and then top with spinach, tomato, onion and patties and then top with the remaining pesto mayonnaise.
Step 8
Serve burgers with wedges, chips/fries or hash browns.
Tips
No special items needed.