Burgers are without a doubt my favourite food of all, but it is very important for me how they are prepared, what meat is used and what they are served with. That is why I make them at home quite often. If you like burgers, I am sure you will love this recipe. 

Ingredients (makes 4) 

• 500g Lean Beef Mince (no more than 5-10% fat)
  
• 1 Egg
  
• 4 Cloves Garlic
  
• 1,5 Onion
  
• 4 Wholegrain Rolls (I made my own)
  
• 1/2 Avocado
  
• 100 ml quark
  
• Salt
  
• Pepper
  
• 2 tsp Olive Oil or Rapeseed Oil
  
• 1 medium tomato
  
• baby spinach
  
• rucola
  
• jalapeños or chilli spread (home made)
  

Method

• slice the onion into very small pieces and crush 2 cloves of garlic
  
• in a bowl mix the mince, a pinch of salt and pepper, crushed garlic, egg and onion together
  
• divide the mixture into 4 equal pieces and gently form it into a burger shape
  
• place your 4 burgers on a plate, cover with clingfilm and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes (this makes them firm)
  
• make guacamole - remove the skin from the 1/2 of avocado and place the avocado in a bowl. Crush up 1 clove garlic and mix with fork until it is a smooth paste, add salt and pepper to taste and mix
  
• preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius and prepare a baking tray with tin foil. Place the tray in the oven to heat up first.
  
• lightly brush each burger with oil (to stop it sticking) and place on the tray and place in the oven for 5-10 minutes.
  
• take the burgers out and turn them over and place back in the oven for another 5-10 minutes or until they are cooked through.
  
• preheat 1 tsp of oil in a pan, squeeze garlic and add baby spinach and stir fry
  
• cut the buns in half and toast
  
• put guacamole on one half of toasted bun and add spinach
  
• put quark on the other half of the toasted bun and add chilli spread or jalapeños, then add rucola, slice of tomato and slice of onion
  
• when the burgers are ready remove them from the oven and put them on the burger buns 
  

I served them with sweet potato oven baked chips.

Nutrition (per serving)

• 360 Kcal
  
• 30g Carb
  
• 12.3g Fat
  
• 35g Protein
  

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