Thai chicken burgers with cucumber relish

  • Portion size: Serves 4
  • Takes 25 minutes to make, 15 minutes to cook, plus chilling
  • Difficulty: easy

Low in both calories and fat, this Thai-style chicken burger recipe is a relatively quick and zingy supper.

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Ingredients

  • 3 skinless free-range chicken breasts
  • 100g fresh breadcrumbs
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 2 small red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 5 spring onions, finely chopped
  • Grated zest and juice of 1 lime, plus extra wedges to serve
  • 4 tsp soy sauce
  • Dash of fish sauce
  • 1 tsp lemongrass paste (we used Bart Lemon Grass, from Waitrose)
  • 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
  • 1 medium free-range egg, whisked
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • ½ cucumber, peeled and diced
  • Roasted sweet potato wedges tossed with fresh coriander, to serve
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Method

  1. Finely dice the chicken. Place it in a large bowl with the breadcrumbs, flour, two-thirds of the chilli, spring onion, the zest of 1 lime and the juice of ½, 3 tsp of the soy sauce, the fish sauce, lemongrass paste and coriander. Add enough egg to bring it all together. Shape into 4 burgers, put on a lined plate and cover with cling film. Chill for 20 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, make the cucumber relish. Mix the remaining soy, sugar, juice of the remaining ½ lime and remaining chilli, pour over the cucumber and combine. Set aside.
  3. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and brown the burgers for 2-3 minutes on each side. Transfer to a lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until cooked through.
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  5. Serve with the cucumber relish, roasted sweet potato wedges and extra lime wedges.

Nutrition

  • 311kcals Calories
  • 9.1g (1.6g saturated) Fat
  • 33.2g Protein
  • 25.7g (3.8g sugar) Carbs
  • 1.9g Salt

Quick wins & tips

You can freeze the raw burgers for up to 2 months. Defrost, then cook.

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jacquelineEbdy

I love this recipe because it is fast, zingy and appeals to adults and children. It really stands out in my repertoire of burgers with a difference! My lamb and feta burgers and pork and stilton burgers!

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