Quinoa and Feta Burger

Ingredients list for Quinoa and Feta Burger

• 2 cups Quinoa cooked
• 3 tablespoons Feta cheese crumbled
• 4 Brown burger buns
• 3 tablespoons Olive oil
• 1 medium Onion cut into roundels
• 200 grams Kidney beans cooked
• 2 Shallots minced
• 1 Carrot finely grated
• to taste Salt
• to taste Peppercorns Crushed
• Fresh parsley chopped, 2 tablespoons + few sprigs for topping
• 2-4 tablespoons Mustard paste
• 4 Iceberg lettuce leaves torn into halves
• 6-8 Jalapenos pickled, sliced
• 6-8 Tomato slices

Method

1. Preheat the oven to180°C.
2. Heat one tablespoon oil in a non-stick pan, add onions and sauté till they are caramelized. Remove from heat and set aside.
3. Place kidney beans in a bowl and mash them coarsely. Add egg and mix well. Add shallots, carrot, feta, salt, crushed peppercorns, parsley, quinoa and mix till well combined.
4. Divide the mixture into four equal portions and shape them into a patty. Put it on a tray and refrigerate for thirty minutes.
5. Slit burger buns and toast in the oven.
6. Heat the remaining oil in another non-stick pan. Place the patties on it and cook till golden from both sides.
7. Take the base half of the buns, spread a generous layer of mustard paste and put lettuce on top. Place a patty and top with jalapenos, tomato slices, caramelized onions and cover with the top half of the buns.
8. Serve them immediately with your choice of sauce and French fries.