Haloumi Burgers with Beetroot Relish and Basil Pesto

Haloumi Burgers with Beetroot Relish and Basil Pesto

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, March 3, 2019.

Ingredients

Burgers

  • 1 red onion
  • 2 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 pack roasted red capsicum
  • 1 pack haloumi cheese
  • 1 pack haloumi spices

Salad

  • 1 Lebanese cucumber
  • ½ bunch mint
  • 1 pack baby spinach

To Serve

  • 1 pack burger buns
  • 1 pack beetroot relish
  • 1 pack basil pesto

Have Handy

  • balsamic vinegar
  • Salt
  • Olive oil

Steps

  1. Cook onions Preheat oven to 180°C. Thinly slice onion. Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pot on medium-high heat and cook onion for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft. Add sugar, a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and a splash of water and stir to combine. Cook for a further 1 minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
  2. Prep salad Peel cucumber into ribbons and chop mint leaves. Add cucumber and mint to a bowl with spinach and a drizzle of vinegar and oil and toss to combine. Season.
  3. Warm buns Slice burger buns in half and place cut side up on a lined oven tray. Warm in oven for about 5 minutes. Drain capsicum and slice 2cm.
  4. Cook haloumi Pat haloumi dry, slice into 1cm pieces and sprinkle over haloumi spices. Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium fry-pan on medium heat and cook haloumi for 1-2 minutes each side, until golden.
  5. Serve buns filled with haloumi, onions, capsicum, relish, pesto and salad. Serve any remaining salad on the side.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2522 kj
603 kcal
Protein 22.6g
Carbohydrate 48.7g
Fat 34.2g