Burgers aren’t a very frequent meal in our house. I’m not sure why. Peter and the kids adore them and serving themselves makes for a very happy family meal.

It’s been several weeks in isolation now, and our local supermarket is still very low on many things (totally empty shelves in many aisles) so our grocery shopping and planning has looked a little different. We’ve needed to be a little more creative and adaptive with what we can access – that’s ok by me!!

When my biggest boys asked for Cheeseburgers, we went back to the style of burger patties that we haven’t made in a long time. Very simple, quick to make and not many ingredients. Devoured by everyone. Winning.

• 500g beef mince
• 1 large carrot
• 1 medium brown onion
• 1 tsp fresh chopped thyme (or dried Italian Style herbs)
• 4 tbsp Nutritional Yeast*
• 1 clove garlic, finely grated (or 1/2 tsp dried garlic flakes)
• ground salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tsp coconut aminos (or soy sauce)
• Optional: 2 tbsp hemp seeds

*You can add in 2 tbsp of suitable breadcrumbs here if you’d prefer.

Grate the onion and carrot and mix together with all other ingredients, except the beef.

Break up the beef mince and add to the carrot mix.

Smoosh (yes, that’s the technical term!) the mince in until well combined. You can do this with a spoon, your hands,  or even a short burst in the food processor.

Using your hands, for the mix into patties and lay on a lined baking tray.

Place into a preheated 180 oven for about 30 minutes, turning them over after 20 minutes. You can also fry them in  a pan with a little olive oil if you’d prefer.

Makes 6-8 burger patties (depending on their size)

We like to have this as a ‘serve yourself meal’. Some add only cheese and cucumber, others add EVERYTHING!

They are delicious in  a bunless burger ….

Or with your favourite bun – We particularly enjoy them with fresh spelt/hemp buns!!!

Enjoy 🙂