Sweet potato burger
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- ½ tbsp olive oil
- 1 red pepper
- 250g sweet potatoes
- 250g potatoes
- ½ tsp red chillies, chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 70g breadcrumbs
- ½ carrot, coarsely grated
- 1 tbsp savoury seed mix
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 burger buns
- salad leaves and grated radish to serve
Method
- Preheat oven to 180C/Gas 5. Top, tail, de-seed and quarter the red pepper. Brush with olive oil, place on a roasting tin and roast for 20 mins. When tender, remove from oven, chop finely and set aside.
- Peel sweet potato and potato, cut into chunks, place in a saucepan, cover with water, bring to a boil over a medium heat and simmer until just tender. Drain thoroughly and mash.
- Add red pepper, chilli and coriander to mashed potato and season well. Stir in half the breadcrumbs, carrot and seeds to make a soft dough. Mix well and shape into 4 burgers.
- Lightly whiz remaining breadcrumbs in a food processor to make finer crumbs, pour onto a plate and use to coat the burgers.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the burgers for 3-4 mins on each side until golden. Serve in burger buns with salad leaves and grated radish.
