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Beetroot & Sweet Potato Burgers

Here's how you make Beetroot & Sweet Potato Burgers
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 30m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 90 grams quinoa (tri-coloured, 1/2 cup)
  • 3 onions (brown)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 260 gram beetroot (peeled and grated, 1 beetroot)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground chilli
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 50 grams rolled oats (1/2 cup)
  • 200 grams sweet potato (peeled and cut into 12 x 5mm thick slices, orange sweet potato)
  • 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
  • 50 grams baby spinach
  • Cape seed rolls (split and toasted, 4 rolls)
  • 1/4 cup low-fat Greek style yogurt (plain)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cook quinoa following packet directions and set aside to cool.

  • Step 2: Meanwhile, finely chop half of 1 onion and slice remaining onions and set aside.

  • Step 3: Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat and add finely chopped onion, garlic and beetroot and cook, stirring occasionally, for 6 to 8 minutes or until onion has softe3ned and then add coriander and chilli and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant and then remove from heat and set aside to cool.

  • Step 4: Place beetroot mixture in a large bowl and add egg, oats and cooled quinoa and season with salt and pepper amd mix well to combine.

  • Step 5: Shape mixture into 4 patties and place on a large pate, cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes or until firm.

  • Step 6: Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan forced.

  • Step 7: Line a large baking tray with baking paper and place a wire rack on a separate large baking tray.

  • Step 8: Place patties on the lined tray and place potato, in a single layer on the wire rack and spray with oil and season with salt and pepper.

  • Step 9: Bake potato and patties for 20 minutes or until potato is golden and crisp and patties are firm.

  • Step 10: Meanwhile heat the remaining oil in a frying pan over medium heat and add sliced onion, cooking and stirring for 10 minutes or until golden and then add vinegar and cook stirring for 2 minutes.

  • Step 11: Layer spinach, patties, potato and onion on roll bases and dollop with yoghurt and top with roll tops and serve.


Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Olive oil cooking spray

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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