Smash Burgers – Texican Style!

🍔 Everything you love about a smash burger, with a 🌮 Texican twist 💃🏽
👌🏽 Juicy mince, hearty beans, fresh coriander, crunchy salsa and tangy pickled onions. One bite and you’ll be making these on repeat!
I can see you’re already adding this to your meal plan this week 😁

INGREDIENTS

Serves: 4

Burger Patties

• 500g mince of choice (beef, lamb, chicken, or plant-based mince)
• 1 cup cooked black beans or kidney beans, lightly mashed
• ½ onion, finely chopped
• ¼ cup fresh coriander, chopped
• 2 tbsp Mixed Roots Texican Spice Blend
• 1 egg (optional, helps bind if using lean mince)
• Oil spray for cooking

Tomato & Cucumber Salsa

• 2 tomatoes, diced
• ½ cucumber, diced
• 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
• Juice of ½ lime
• Pinch of salt & sugar

Quick Pickled Red Onions

• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• ¼ cup vinegar
• ¼ cup warm water
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt

To Serve

• 4 burger buns, toasted
• Sour cream
• Extra coriander leaves
• Lettuce (optional)

Pickle the Onions

• Combine vinegar, warm water, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Add sliced red onion and leave for at least 20 minutes while preparing everything else.

Make the Salsa

• Mix tomatoes, cucumber, coriander, lime juice, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.

Prepare the Burger Mix

In a large bowl combine:

• Mince
• Mashed beans
• Diced onion
• Chopped coriander
• Texican Spice Blend
• Egg (if using)
• Mix gently until just combined.
• Divide into 4 equal portions and roll into loose balls.

Smash & Cook

• Heat a large cast-iron pan or get the Barbie up to optimal temperature (Very hot!)
• Spray some oil onto pan or grill and maybe even some on the Mince balls!
• Place a mince ball onto the hot surface and immediately smash firmly with a burger press or spatula until about 1cm thick.
• Cook for 3 – 4 minutes until nicely caramelised, then flip and cook another 2–3 minutes.

Repeat with remaining patties.