Moroccan burgers with spiced mayo
Chatelaine
* PLUS Grilling Time: 10 minutes
Moroccan burgers with spiced mayo.Photo, Yvonne Duivenvoorden
Briny olives and sweet dried apricots give instant Middle Eastern flair to burgers. For an irresistible sauce, we flavoured lemony mayonnaise with cumin and paprika.
Ingredients
-
1/2 cup
mayonnaise
, preferably light
-
2 tbsp
lemon juice
-
2 tbsp
finely chopped
cilantro
-
2
garlic cloves
, minced
-
1 tsp
ground
cumin
-
1 tsp
parika
-
1/4 tsp
cayenne pepper
-
1
egg
-
2 tbsp
dry
bread crumbs
-
1/2 tsp
salt
-
1/2 tsp
pepper
-
500 g
ground turkey or
ground chicken
-
1/4 cup
pitted green
olives
, finely chopped
-
2 tbsp
finely chopped
dried apricots
-
2
large
zucchini
-
sliced red
bell peppers
, optional
-
sliced
onions
, optional
Instructions
- Oil grill. Heat barbecue to medium. In a small bowl, stir mayo with lemon juice, cilantro, garlic, cumin, paprika and cayenne.
- In a medium bowl, whisk egg. Stir in bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Add chicken, olives and apricots. Mix well. Divide into 4 portions, then shape into burgers ½ in. (1 cm) thick. Make a shallow depression in centre of each to prevent puffing. Slice zucchini lengthwise. Barbecue with lid closed until zucchini have grill marks, 5 min, and burgers are cooked, 5 to 6 min per side. Good tucked into pitas with onions and peppers. Dollop with spiced mayo.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 376,
- Protein
- 23 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 15 g,
- Fat
- 25 g,
- Fibre
- 3 g,