Mediterranean Burgers With Tomato Caper Relish Recipe 55 Food

BARBECUE BURGER RELISH

Steps:

• Heat the sunflower oil in a saucepan over a medium heat and cook the red onion, finely chopped, for 5 mins until slightly softened. Add the chopped tomatoes, garlic clove, finely grated, sweet smoked paprika, tomato purée, red wine vinegar and red chilli, if using. Season and simmer for 15-20 mins until the mixture has cooked down and thickened slightly.

MEDITERRANEAN BURGERS WITH TOMATO-CAPER RELISH RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl mix together pork, veal, lemon zest, oregano, salt, pepper, parsley and anchovy paste. 2. Once ingredients are combined form the mixture into 6 equal sized patties of 1-inch (2.5-cm) thickness. Make sure not to compress the patties too tightly, this allows them to remain tender. 3. Place in refrigerator while preparing the Tomato-Caper Relish. 4. In a small saucepan heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes, add garlic and chili flakes and cook 1 minute longer. 5. Add cherry tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes. Add sun-dried tomatoes, capers, salt, sugar and water. Bring to the boil. 6. Once boiling reduce heat to low, cover and simmer sauce for 20 minutes. 7. Remove lid and continue cooking over low until the sauce has thickened and any excess liquid has evaporated, remove from heat to let cool. Once cooled stir in basil. 8. Heat the barbecue on high. Place patties on the grill and cook for 4 to 6 minutes on each side or until no longer pink inside. Do not overcook or they will be dry. While burgers are finishing, warm the ciabatta buns on cooler part of the grill. 9. Serve burgers on buns topped with relish and arugula.

CRUDITE WITH MEDITERRANEAN RELISH

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until just beginning to soften. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes and lemon juice. Bring to simmer, remove from heat. Combine sun-dried tomatoes and next 5 ingredients in processor. Process until vegetables are finely chopped. Transfer to medium bowl, stir in tomato mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with vegetables.
• Baby carrots Radishes Fresh green beans Yellow and red pear tomatoes Red, yellow peppers Pita chips

MEDITERRANEAN BURGERS WITH FETA CHEESE

Steps:

• To make the burgers, combine the ground beef, egg, dried basil and oregano, breadcrumbs, ketchup, garlic, onion and feta in a large bowl and shape into 4 burger patties.
• Grill or sauté in a pan lightly coated with cooking spray. Cook on 1 side for 7 minutes, then turn over and cook 3 to 5 minutes or just until beef is done.
• Combine all the sauce ingredients in a food processor and purée until smooth.
• Serve the burgers with the sauce.

HAMBURGERS WITH FRESH TOMATO AND ONION RELISH

Steps:

• 1. For the Burger: In a large bowl combine all of the above ingredients; mix well and form into desired sized hamburgers. Heat a large 10 inch frying and place the formed burgers. Do not overcrowd the pan. Depending on how thick you make the burgers will determine how long they should be cooked; also it depends on how you like to eat your burgers. For the Tomato Onion Relish: Bring a small sauce pot of water to a simmer and add the tomatoes. Let the tomatoes simmer for about 2-3 minutes. Remove the tomatoes and set aside to cool. Heat a medium sized frying pan with one tablespoon of olive oil and add the onion slices. Sauté the onions until they are transparent. Add the garlic and cilantro. Continue to sauté for another minute or two until the garlic is fragrant. Gently, remove the skin from the tomatoes and chop the meat from the tomatoes. Add the tomatoes to the onions and garlic; continue to sauté on a low heat. Add the seasonings, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice and sauté on low for another few minutes. Remove from the heat; place in a bowl and drizzle with a tablespoon of olive oil. Serve with the burgers.

EASY OLIVE CAPER RELISH

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse all ingredients with on/off turns until coarsely chopped.
• Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours before serving.
• Delicious!