Vegetarian Hamburger with Pickled Carrot Slaw

There is nothing more delicious than a good burger! What appears to be something so simple depends on the quality of it's ingredients and it's preparation. Even if you’re craving a  burger, maybe opt for a vegetarian version. There are some really good vegetarian and vegan versions available. Go and choose your favourite and use it in this recipe

Serves 2

Ingredients
2 hamburger buns
2 vegetarian hamburgers of your choice
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon miso
1 large carrot, about 300g
75g rocket
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
salt and pepper

Method
Peel the carrot and coarsely grate. Place in a bowl with 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon sugar, salt and pepper. Set aside to pickle.

Place the mayonnaise in a bowl and whisk through the miso. Set aside.

Cut the hamburger buns open. Heat a frying pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil and toast the buns on the cut side until golden. Remove from the pan.

Add 2 tablespoons olive oil and fry the hamburgers until golden, about 2-3 minutes on each side.

Spoon the carrot slaw on to the bottom half each bun. Lay a hamburger on each followed by a spoonful of miso mayonnaise. Top with the rocket and serve.

 

Nederlands

voor 2 personen

Ingrediënten
2 hamburger broodjes
2 vegetarisch hamburgers, naar keus
4 eetlepels mayonaise
1 eetlepel miso
1 peen van ongeveer 300gr
75gr rucola
2 eetlepels olijfolie
2 eetlepels witte wijnazijn
1 theelepel suiker
zout en peper

Bereiding
Schil de peen en rasp grof. Doe het in een kom met 2 eetlepels witte wijnazijn, 1 theelepel suiker, zout en peper. Zet opzij om te pekelen.

Doe de mayonaise in een kom en klop de miso er doorheen. Zet opzij.

Snijd de broodjes open. Verwarm een koekenpan op medium vuur met 1 eetlepel olijfolie en rooster de broodjes op de gesneden kant goudbruin. Haal ze uit de pan.

Voeg 2 eetlepels olijfolie toe aan de pan en bak de hamburgers goudbruin, ongeveer 2-3 minuten aan elke kant.

Lepel de wortelsalade op de onderste helft van elk broodje. Leg een hamburger op elk broodje, gevolgd door een lepel miso mayonaise. Maak af met de rucola en serveer.


Lamb Burgers with Crispy Carrot and Feta

A recipe for all those meat-lovers! We all love a good burger and this is a great twist on a lamb burger. Lamb is perfectly in season in spring and the protein everyone should be eating now.

English

Ingredients
400g minced lamb
4 brioche buns
1 large carrot
60g feta
50g sriracha
75g rocket
2 spring onions
2 teaspoons ground cumin
4 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper

Method
Preheat an oven to 200°C. Peel the carrot and using the vegetable peeler, cut into long ‘ribbons’. Finely slice the spring onions.

Season the minced lamb with the spring onions, ground cumin, sriracha, salt and pepper to taste and shape into 4 hamburgers. Place the carrot ribbons on an oven tray and mix with 3 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast until they are crispy, about 20-25 minutes.

Place the brioche buns in the oven for 5 minutes and slice in half.

Heat a grill pan over medium heat with 1 tablespoon olive oil and grill the hamburgers for 3-4 minutes on each side. Crumble the feta.

Spread the remaining sriracha over the buns and place on the rocket. Lay on a burger and sprinkle the crumbled feta over. Top with the crispy carrot and close with the remaining bun half.

Nederlands

Ingrediënten
400g lamsgehakt
4 briochebroodjes
1 grote winterpeen
60g feta
50g sriracha
75g rucola
2 lenteuien
2 theelepels komijnpoeder
4 eetlepels olijfolie
zout en peper

Bereiding
Verwarm de oven voor op 200C. Schil de wortel en trek slierten met de dunschiller. Snijd de lenteuien fijn.

Kruid de lamsgehakt met de gesneden lenteuien, komijn, sriracha, peper en zout naar maak en maak er 4 hamburgertjes van. Doe de wortelslierten in een ovenschaal met 3 eetlepels olijfolie, zout en peper en rooster ze “crispie” in de oven voor ongeveer 20-25 minuten.

Doe de broodjes voor 5 minuten in de oven en snijd ze daarna overlangs in tweeen.

Verwarm een grillpan op medium vuur met 1 eetlepel olijfolie en grill de hamburgers 3-4 minuten aan elke kant. Kruimel de feta.

Verdeel de resterende sriracha over de broodjes, leg de rucola er bovenop. Leg op de rucola de hamburger en kruimel de feta er overheen. Verdeel de wortelslierten over de feta en zet de andere helft van het briochebroodje er bovenop.


Vegetarian Hamburger with Pickled Carrot Slaw

We've all spent the summer barbecueing and the likes of hamburgers, sausages and steaks but sometimes it's time to take one of those familiar items and give it a more conscious twist. Here is our recipe for vegetarian hamburgers. There are a number of good versions available in the supermarkets. It's best to try out a few and find out which your favourite is.

Serves 2

Ingredients
2 hamburger buns
2 vegetarian hamburgers
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon miso
1 large carrot (300 g)
75 g rocket
2 tablespoons olive oil (2 tablespoons)
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar (2 tablespoons)
1 teaspoon sugar
salt
pepper

Method
1
Peel the carrot and coarsely grate. Place in a bowl with 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon sugar, salt and pepper. Set aside to pickle.
2
Place the mayonnaise in a bowl and whisk through the miso. Set aside.
3
Cut the hamburger buns open. Heat a frying pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil and toast the buns on the cut side until golden. Remove from the pan.
4
Add 2 tablespoons olive oil and fry the hamburgers until golden, about 2-3 minutes on each side.
5
Spoon the carrot slaw on to the bottom half each bun. Lay a hamburger on each followed by a spoonful of miso mayonnaise. Top with the rocket and serve.

 


Lamb Burgers

Serves 2

Ingredients
2 lamb burgers
1 small tub Greek yoghurt
small bunch mint
1/4 red cabbage, finely shredded
1/2 small red onion, finely sliced
1 lemon
2 pita breads
2 Tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper
tortilla chips, to serve

Method
Mix the shredded red cabbage and onion together with the juice from the lemon. Season with salt and pepper and allow to stand and marinate.

Finely chop the mint and mix through the yoghurt along with 1 tablespoon olive oil.

Heat a frying pan or grill over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and fry the burgers for about 4 minutes on each side until golden brown.

Toast the pita breads in a toaster and slice in half.

Fill the pita breads with the red cabbage and burgers. Spoon some of the minted yoghurt in and serve with tortilla chips.

We, the Amsterdam Flavours chefs, hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do. If you have any questions on how to prepare it or just want to send us your feedback, you can reach us here Contact Amsterdam Flavours