Wouldn't it be great to enjoy a homemade beef burger, with all the trimmings, and know you are eating some vegetables too? Well, now you can with these Hidden Vegetable Beef Burgers. These Healthy Burgers are great for fussy eaters that would rather eat burgers than vegetables, because this recipe is both, and they will never know!
We have taken a classic beef burger, and added lots of shredded vegetables to make them healthy burgers, that kids will love!
Because they are shredded and mixed in with the beef you would never know they are there, which is why we have called them Hidden Vegetable Beef Burgers.
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Why should you try it?
- Kids love them
- Great for BBQs
- A way to get extra veggies in to everyone's diet
- You can still serve them with all your favourite toppings
- Freeze well
Step by step:
One: Thinly slice the carrot, courgette and shallot and put in a large mixing bowl.
Two: Add the garlic, salt and pepper, egg, tomato puree and herbs.
Three: Add the beef and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well.
Four: Using your hands, divide the mixture and form into 4 burger patties and put in the fridge for 30 minutes before cooking.
Four: Put your burger patties on to a hot BBQ grill and cook for 3 minutes one side and 6 minutes the other side for medium-well done.
What vegetables to use
We have shredded up some carrot and courgette to add to the burger mince, but there are loads of other vegetables you could use instead. You could grate broccoli and cauliflower or even butternut squash and bell pepper.
There are plenty of options depending on what vegetables you are trying to increase in your diet. Spinach works well too.
What to use instead of beef
If you don't eat beef, then you could hide the vegetables in chicken burgers, lamb burgers or even bean burgers.
Tip - this recipe uses just half a courgette. Don't throw the other half away, make our epic homemade tzatziki and put it on the burgers instead of mayo or ketchup.
Why not look at some of our other healthy burger recipe?
Do they have to be cooked on a BBQ?
Nope! You can cook these under the grill or fry them in a pan too. I think they are best when they have the charred taste of being cooked on the BBQ and food always tastes better when cooked and eaten outside, but you don't have to. Cooking times will of course vary.
What to serve them with
Extra Tips:
- You don't have to make these as burgers. Instead of forming them in to burger patties, roll the mixture in to mini meatballs and bake in a tomato sauce.
- Mix up the flavours by adding in different herbs and spices. You could have Mexican burgers, Cajun, Italian - get creative.
- If you are trying to keep things low carb, swap the burger bun for a giant lettuce leaf for a low carb burger option.
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Hidden Vegetable Beef Burgers
Ingredients
- 500 g Lean beef mince
- 2 Garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 pinch Sea salt and black pepper
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Egg beaten
- 2 tbsp Tomato puree
- 1 Large shallot, diced
- 1 Small carrot, grated
- 0.5 Courgette, grated
- 1 handful fresh herbs, finely chopped (use whatever you have that needs using up)
- Buns, lettuce, tomato and sauce to serve
Instructions
- Put all of the ingredients in a bowl and use your hands to mix well.
- Using your hands, form the mixture in to 4 burger patties and put in the fridge for 30 minutes before cooking.
- Put your burger patties on to a hot BBQ grill and cook for 3 minutes one side and 6 minutes the other side for medium-well done.
- Stack your burgers by adding them to buns with lettuce, tomato and sauce.
Notes
- You don't have to make these as burgers. Instead of forming them in to burger patties, roll the mixture in to mini meatballs and bake in a tomato sauce.
- Mix up the flavours by adding in different herbs and spices. You could have Mexican burgers, Cajun, Italian - get creative.
- If you are trying to keep things low carb, swap the burger bun for a giant lettuce leaf for a low carb burger option.
Nutritional Information
bengisu
Extremely tasty! I used more veggies than called for so the burgers didn’t stay whole when flipping but it was still really delicious as crumbled patties.
Dannii
More veggies is always a good thing :)
Rebeca
Raw burgers I mean :)
Rebeca
Thanks a lot for this recipe. Do you Think I could freeze some of them?
Dannii
Yes, there is no reason why you couldn't freeze them. There is a possibility that they would be quite fragile when defrosted though, because of the veg in them.