Recipes by Barbara Northwood

Potato carrot and couscous burgers

May 20 01:58pm
Prep Time Cook Time Serves
20 mins 20 mins 6
Ingredients
  • 1 / 2 cup couscous
  • 2 tblsps olive oil
  • 1 small butter lettuce, leaves separated
  • 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
  • 1 / 2 cucumber, thinly sliced
  • 6 wholemeal bread rolls, split and toasted
  • 1 / 2 cup tomato chutney
  • Fresh coriander, to garnish
  • Tomato chutney, to serve
  • Potato and carrot patties
  • 500g boiling potatoes, chopped
  • 2 tsps olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 medium carrot, grated
  • 1 / 3 cup chopped fresh coriander
  • 250g cottage cheese
  • 2 tsps finely grated lemon rind
  • 3 / 4 cup packaged breadcrumbs
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

1. To make the patties, boil, steam or microwave chopped potatoes until tender. Drain, then place in a large bowl and mash.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft. Transfer to bowl of
mashed potatoes. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Divide mixture into six equal portions and shape into patties.
3. Place couscous in a medium bowl and press both sides of
patties into the couscous. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
4. Heat oil in a large frying pan. Add patties, in batches, and
cook for about 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown
and heated through. Drain on absorbent paper.
5. To assemble burgers, divide lettuce leaves and tomato and cucumber slices over bases of rolls. Top each with a patty and a dollop of chutney. Garnish with coriander and serve with tops of the rolls and extra chutney on the side.

For more great recipes from Barbara Northwood, check out the latest issue of New Idea - on sale now!

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