Smart Merguez-Inspired Beef Patties
with Lemony Mayo and Feta Side Salad
Merguez is a spicy sausage used in North African cuisine. It’s usually made with mutton or lamb, but we're swapping in beef and making patties in place of classic sausages. Briny feta and bright lemon add loads of flavour to both the patties and the salad.
Smart is based on a per serving calculation of the recipe's kilocalorie and carbohydrate amount.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
250 g
Ground Beef
1 tbsp
Zesty Garlic Blend
(Contains Sulphites)
1 tbsp
Smoked Paprika-Garlic Blend
(Contains Sulphites May contain Tree nuts, Wheat, Milk, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy)
4 tbsp
Italian Breadcrumbs
(Contains Barley, Milk, Oats, Rye, Sesame, Soy, Wheat May contain Egg)
1 unit(s)
Lemon
113 g
Baby Tomatoes
1 unit(s)
Sweet Bell Pepper
56 g
Baby Spinach
½ cup
Feta Cheese, crumbled
(Contains Milk)
2 tbsp
Mayonnaise
(Contains Egg, Mustard May contain Sulphites, Wheat, Mustard, Crustaceans, Fish, Milk, Sesame, Soy)
Not included in your delivery
0.13 tsp
Salt*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
1.5 tbsp
Oil*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
- Add breadcrumbs, Smoked Paprika-Garlic Blend, two-thirds of the Zesty Garlic Blend and half the feta to a medium bowl. (TIP: If you prefer more tender patties, add an egg to mixture.) Reserve remaining feta to serve in step 6.
- Crumble in beef, then combine.
- Form mixture into two (four) 4-inch-wide patties.
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat.
- When hot, add 1/2 tbsp oil, then patties. (NOTE: For 4 ppl, cook patties in 2 batches, using 1/2 tbsp oil per batch.)
- Pan-fry until golden-brown, 2-3 min per side.
- Meanwhile, core, then cut pepper into 1/4-inch slices.
- Add peppers, remaining Zesty Garlic Blend and 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil to one side of a parchment-lined baking sheet. Season with pepper, then toss to coat. Set aside.
- Transfer seared patties to the other side of the baking sheet with peppers.
- Roast in the middle of the oven until peppers are tender and patties are cooked through, 10-12 min.**
- Meanwhile, zest, then juice half the lemon. Cut remaining lemon into wedges.
- Halve tomatoes.
- Add mayo, lemon zest and 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) lemon juice to a small bowl.
- Season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine.
- Add 2 tsp (4 tsp) lemon juice and 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil to a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then whisk to combine. (TIP: Add a pinch of sugar to dressing, if desired.)
- Add tomatoes and spinach, then toss to combine.
- Divide patties, peppers and salad between plates.
- Sprinkle remaining feta over salad.
- Squeeze a lemon wedge over top, if desired.
- Serve lemony mayo alongside for dipping.
