Tex Mex Veggie Burgers

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Medium60 Mins
Ingredients:

57g/2oz long-grain rice, dried
1 x 397/14oz can sweetcorn
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 red pepper, deseeded and finely diced
grated zest of half a lemon or lime
1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
3 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander
salt and ground black pepper
1 egg, beaten [optional]
Fry Light for spraying
Method:


1. Cook the rice in boiling lightly salted water until tender but not mushy. Drain well and set aside to cool.

2. Meanwhile, drain the sweetcorn and reserve the liquid. Blend the corn kernels in a blender or food processor for a few seconds.

3. Transfer the pureed sweetcorn to a saucepan with the onion, red pepper and reserved sweetcorn liquid. Cover and simmer over a low heat, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minutes, until the mixture is thick and the onion and pepper are softened.

4. Mix in the cooked rice, grated lemon or lime zest, chilli and coriander and season to taste with salt and pepper.

5. Chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes and then divide the mixture into 8 portions. Shape each one into a round patty. If the mixture tends to fall apart, stir in a beaten egg to bind the ingredients together.

6. Spray the burgers on both sides with Fry Light and cook on a hot barbeque or under a preheated grill for 4-5 minutes each side, until crisp.

Serve hot with salsa and a spoonful of very low fat natural fromage frais.



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User offline. Last seen 3 weeks 6 days ago. Offline
Joined: 25 Mar 2009
I must give this a try -

I must give this a try - saving it to my cookbook for future reference! i tried making burgers with the quorn veggie mince before and it was a disaster!!!

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User offline. Last seen 3 weeks 5 days ago. Offline
Joined: 11 Nov 2008
I tried them one or twice

I tried them one or twice years ago. I haven't made them in ages but they are nice. I found the recipe in my puter when I was looking for something else so I thought I'd throw them out there

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