Couscous burgers with corn, pine nuts & onion
In preparation for our bento super food boxes in our new Juicebar, we are running a week of recipes for you to try out at home. All packed with super foods to help look after your body’s every need.
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We’re starting you off with couscous burgers with corn, pine nuts & onion. Packed with onions, a great source of fibre & vitamins, pine nuts for vitamin E and corn for fibre, more vitamins & antioxidents to name but a few!
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Recipe serves 6
- 2 cups cooked cous cous
- Small tin unsweetened corn
- Small white onion
- 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
- 6 tablespoons gram flour
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- Salt
- Pepper
- Olive oil
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To serve
- Rocket leaves
- Baby Tomatoes
- Avocado
- Lemon wedges
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How to make it
- Dress your baby tomatoes in a tablespoon of olive oil, salt & pepper. Roast in a preheated oven (180 degrees) for ten minutes.
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Combine cous cous, corn, gram flour, onions, spices, pine nuts & almond milk in a bowl.
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Season with salt & pepper. With damp hands shape a small hand full of the mixture into patties. Roll the patties in a little gram flour to give them a light covering, shake off any excess flour.
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Gently heat your pan with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. Once the oil is warm pop the patties on and cook until golden brown on each side. Turning only once.
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Serve with roasted tomatoes, rocket leaves, a generous helping of avocado and a wedge of lemon to squeeze over your burgers.
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