Potatoes and scallion burgers with fresh salsa

6 ratings

Prep Time:10 mins

Cooking Time:15 mins

Serves:4 Adults

Cost:Low

Potatoes and scallion burgers with fresh salsa

A tasty variation on the traditional summer burger, this filling family dish will also appeal to vegetarians. Cooked potatoes are required in advance for this recipe.

Ingredients

Burgers

450g / 1lb of cooked, mashed potatoes
8 scallions, finely chopped
1 medium egg
4 tablespoons of semi-skimmed milk
75g / 3 oz. of wholegrain breadcrumbs - around 2 slices
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Salsa

225g / 8 oz. of firm, ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 clove of garlic, peeled and finely chopped
1 small red onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
¼ teaspoon dried, ground coriander
¼ teaspoon dried, ground cumin
Juice of 1½ limes
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Method

Burgers

Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4
To get them at the right constancy, prepare the mashed potatoes several hours in advance and refrigerate
Mix the scallions into the chilled potato
In a small mixing bowl, beat the egg and milk with a whisk. Stir half the egg and milk mixture into potatoes and season with salt and pepper
Shape the potatoes into four burgers. Ensure they are relatively flat so that they fully cook in the oven
Dip each one first into the remaining egg and milk and then into the dried/toasted breadcrumbs to coat
Place the burgers on a baking tray or grill and place in the oven for approximately 15 minutes, or until the burgers are golden brown and piping hot throughout

Salsa

Pour boiling water over the tomatoes, and let sit for one minute. This helps to remove the skin easily
Drain and cover with cold water
Peel the skin off each tomato and chop
In a mixing bowl, combine all the salsa ingredients

What you will need

Baking tray
Mixing bowl
Whisk

Serving suggestions

Serve the burgers immediately with your fresh homemade salsa and a crispy side salad

Nutritional Information:

All our recipes are nutritionally analysed by our team of experts.

1/4 of the recipe contains

Energy

801kj

190kcal

10%

Fat

2.5g

Saturates

0.7g

Sugars

5.5g

Salt

0.26g

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HEALTHY EATING

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