Pumpkin couscous burger in pittas with pomegranate-herb chilli yogurt

Name: Pumpkin couscous burger in pittas with pomegranate-herb chilli yogurt
Ingredients: 300 g wedge pumpkin or butternut squash; 300 g wedge pumpkin or butternut squash; 1 large potato, washed; 250 g couscous, cooked to package instructions; 100 g currants; 1 onion, finely chopped; 75 g walnuts, finely chopped; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground allspice; 2 eggs, beaten

Preparation info

Serve
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Burgers

By Paul Gayler

Published 2014

About

In this burger recipe the squash adds a nutty sweetness and, when mixed with delicate spices and fluffy couscous, makes an interesting flavour-packed veggi burger. Prepare this wonderful yogurt-based dip to serve when pomegranates are available!

Ingredients

300 g wedge pumpkin or butternut squash
1 large potato, washed
250 g

Burger
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6.
Place the pumpkin and the potato on a baking tray and place in the oven to bake. Remove the pumpkin after 30 minutes, leave the potato for a further 30 minutes or longer depending on the size of the potato.
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