Recipe by Sweetfire Beetroot
Ingredients (Serves 4)
• 500g minced lamb
• 250g beetroot, finely chopped
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tbsp chopped mint
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 100g feta cheese, cut into 4
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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Method • Combine the lamb, beetroot, egg, mint and garlic and season to taste before mixing thoroughly.
• Divide into four portions. Flatten one in the palm of your hand. Place a cube of feta in the middle and draw the meat up and over the cheese, moulding it into a burger and covering the cheese. Repeat and then refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Heat a griddle pan (or BBQ) to medium hot and cook the burgers for around 6-8 minutes on each side. Check they are cooked by inserting a skewer into the middle. If it comes out piping hot to touch they are cooked. If not ,cook for a further minute or so.
• Serve the burgers in buns with salad.
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