Spicy Turkey Burgers with a Quinoa Bean Salad and Homemade Chilli Dressing – perfect for a summers day when a simple burger and bun won’t do… (if there ever is a time!)
Quinoa Bean Salad
(serves around 6 portions – great for keeping in the fridge for leftover lunches)
Ingredients:
100g Quinoa
100g Buckwheat
3 tbsp of pomegranate seeds
400g tin of mixed beans (opt for water with no added salt/sugar)
Feta to sprinkle on top (as much or little as you fancy)
Method:
- Boil quinoa and buckwheat as required, once cooked rinse with cool water.
- Whilst the quinoa and buckwheat is cooking, wash the beans in a colander with cool water, grab a large mixing bowl and add the the beans and pomegranate seeds (you can add anything to this, blueberries, peppers and cucumber are great additions)
- Once the grains are cooked and rinsed add to the mixing bowl, season with salt, pepper and feta and mix together – it may seem a tiny bit bland but just wait until you add the salad dressing!!
Chilli Salad Dressing:
Ingredients:
40ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
50ml Red Wine Vinegar
1 tbsp Honey
1 tsp Light Soy Sauce
½ tsp Cumin
50ml Red Wine Vinegar
1 Lime zest and juice
1 crushed garlic clove
Chilli Flakes (to your personal taste, I added 1 tbsp)
1/2 red chilli (only if you like spice)
Method:
Add all ingredients to a mason jar and shake, leave in the fridge for at least 20 minutes and then lightly dress the bean and quinoa salad.
Spicy Turkey Burgers
Ingredients:
3 tbsp of chopped parsley
2 tbsp smoked paprika
1 red chilli (finely sliced)
400g lean turkey mince
Method:
- Put all ingredients in one mixing bowl and mix together (I use my hands to mix in thoroughly) then make 6 patties.
- Add a little oil in a grilling pan and then fry on each side for around 3-4 minutes (or until cooked)
A little extra:
For a refreshing dip I mixed some greek yogurt with an ancho and papaya sauce (this was totally random from what I had in the fridge) but you could do this with any sauce such as mayo and chipotle sauce, yogurt and sweet chilli – have a play around!
I just placed the burgers on romaine lettuce leaves but this would be great with brioche buns and homemade oven chips too!
Enjoy x