Trattoria burger on focaccia bianco, with white onion jam and salsa verde drizzle

Name: Trattoria burger on focaccia bianco, with white onion jam and salsa verde drizzle
Ingredients: 250 g well trimmed, coarsely minced beef; 175 g minced pork; 1 onion, finely chopped; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tbsp fennel seeds, toasted; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted; 1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano; 1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary; 2 tsp tomato purée; pinch of dried chilli flakes; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 ball of buffalo mozzarella, grated; 75 g pecorino cheese, grated; olive oil for cooking

Preparation info

Serve
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Burgers

By Paul Gayler

Published 2014

About

Here a well-flavoured burger mix is thinly spread over the focaccia base, set on a bed of sweet onions, and topped with a lively, tangy salsa verde. Cut into small squares it makes a wonderful canapé to serve with drinks.

Ingredients

250 g well trimmed, coarsely minced beef
175 g minced pork
1

Burger
Starter

Method

In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together except the mozzarella and percorino cheeses; season to taste, chill until needed.
Make the focaccia dough, following the recipe to the final stage, then roll it out to fit a shallow 20 x 25cm baking tin, about 0.5cm thick.
Cover the base liberally with the white onion jam, then spread the meat evenly over th