Mediterranean Burgers with Hommous and Rocket

Serves: 4
Time to make: 25 mins

Ingredients

500g lean pork mince
1/2 cup fresh wholegrain breadcrumbs
1/4 cup semi-dried tomatoes, finely chopped
4 green onions, thinly sliced
1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives, chopped
1 egg
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
4 wholegrain bread rolls
4 tablespoons low-fat hommous
rocket, tomato slices and cucumber ribbons, to serve

Nutrition (per serve)

Energy:	2010kJ
Calories:	480cal
Protein:	36.8g
Fat:	15.6g
– saturated:	4.4g
Carbohydrates:	44.3g
– sugars:	23.4g
Dietary Fibre:	6.6g
Sodium:	627mg
Calcium:	73mg
Iron:	4.1mg

Instructions

Using clean hands, mix together mince, breadcrumbs, tomatoes, onion, olives, egg and parsley into a large bowl. Form mixture into 4 patties.
Spray a large frying pan or chargrill pan with oil and place over high heat. Cook burgers for 4–5 minutes each side, or until cooked to your liking.
To serve, spread each bread roll with 1 tablespoon hommous. Top with patty, rocket, tomato and cucumber ribbons.

Variations

Make these burgers with any type of mince: beef, lamb or chicken work well. Feel free to top burgers with extra salad.

Recipe sourced from: Australian Healthy Food Guide