Tuscan burgers
Prep
25m
Cook
15m
serves
4
Tuscan burgers
Taste the flavours of Italy in this delicious beef mince, bocconcini and pesto burger!
Ingredients (10)
- 600g beef mince
- 100g pancetta, rind removed, chopped
- 1/3 cup (90g) basil pesto
- 2 small red onions, thickly sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 small vine-ripened tomatoes, thickly sliced
- 1/2 cup (150g) whole-egg mayonnaise
- 3-4 bocconcini, sliced
- 4 Italian bread rolls, split
- 50g baby rocket leaves
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Place beef, pancetta and 2 tablespoons pesto in a processor. Season with salt and pepper. Pulse until just combined (do not overprocess). Form mixture into 4 patties and chill while you cook the vegetables.
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2.Preheat the oven to 160°C.
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3.Heat a chargrill pan or barbecue over medium heat. Toss onion in a little oil and grill for 1 minute each side or until just cooked. Place in the oven to keep warm.
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4.Brush tomatoes with a little oil and season, then grill for 1 minute each side. Place in the oven to keep warm.
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5.Brush both sides of patties with oil. Cook on chargrill for 2-3 minutes each side until cooked through.
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6.Mix remaining pesto with mayonnaise.
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7.Top patties with cheese and place in oven for 1 minute or until cheese melts.
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8.Spread bread-roll bases with some of the mayonnaise mixture. Top with rocket, patties, onion and tomato. Drizzle with remaining mayonnaise mixture and top with remaining bread-roll halves.
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