Small Spring Harvest: Homemade Hamburgers

Spring is upon us and the sun is shining :) We still get the occasional shower or two but other than that it is far better than winter...for my garden anyway. My plants have been enjoying the extra sunshine. So today I have an easy recipe for hamburgers using a small harvest from my garden :)

Today's little harvest included some continental parsley, spinach and kale.

For the hamburgers you will need:
500g of regular mince beef
some greens chopped up finely...in my case, my harvest for the day
1 onion finely chopped
1 egg
teaspoon of ground cumin
teaspoon of ground coriander
1 crushed clove of garlic
1/4 cup of polenta or bread crumbs to combine, use more if you need
salt and pepper

I must add that my measurements are EXTREMELY approximate so don't feel you have to measure everything exactly.

Combine all the ingredients with your HANDS so that it is well combined and shape into 6 hamburgers. Now lately I have been cooking my hamburgers in a moderate oven, 180 degree Celsius and have found it much easier than cooking them on the fry pan. Just place them on some baking paper on a baking tray with no oil. Pop them in for about 15 minutes and check on them. When they are brown underneath, turn them over and continue to cook until the other side is brown. You will find that by using this method your hamburgers will not break apart as mine sometimes do in the fry pan when I don't have time to set them in the fridge for a while. Once they are cooked pop them into hamburger rolls and add all your favourite fillings...enjoy!