Spiced Mediterranean burgers

Name: Spiced Mediterranean burgers
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 450 g finely minced beef; 450 g finely minced lamb; ½ onion, peeled, finely grated; 1 tsp finely chopped garlic; 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander; 1 tsp dried oregano; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp chilli sauce; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Burgers

By Paul Gayler

Published 2014

About

Television celebrity chef and good friend Anthony Worrall Thompson is renowned for his passion for Mediterranean cuisine. This burger encapsulates it all - it is full of flavour, delicately spiced and wonderful cooked over a barbecue.

Ingredients

450 g finely minced beef
450 g finely minced lamb
½

Burger

Method

Preheat the barbecue or grill.
Place the burger ingredients in a large bowl, blend the mixture with your hands, taking care not to overwork it.
Form the mixture into 8 long oval shapes, about 2.5cm thick.
Chargrill, grill or fry the burgers for about 5 minutes on each side for rare, or to your taste.
Split the rolls or pitta breads