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Through this, we look to improve overall bodily health, function and energy so that you can enjoy your life with optimal health.
Eating a whole foods based diet doesn't mean you have to 'give up' or restrict your food intake. It simply means being mindful about the food you choose to put in your body and finding ways to enjoy the meals you know and love in new, nutrient-rich ways.
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BePure Lettuce Cup Burgers with Veggie Chips Recipe
Ingredients (Serves 2)
Beef or lamb patties
- 500g beef or lamb mince (with a good fat content—not lean or premium mince)
- 1 onion finely sliced
- 1 egg
- 1-2 Tbsp brown rice flour
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 Tbsp fresh thyme, rosemary or mint or 2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 Tbsp tamari
- 1 Tbsp whole-grain mustard
- 1 tsp cumin seeds lightly dry roasted (optional)
- 1 tsp chilli flakes (optional)
- Unrefined sea salt and pepper
- 1-2 Tbsp coconut oil or lard for frying
Burger Filling
- 4 large lettuce leaves to be used as the ‘buns’
- 1 grated carrot
- 1/4 red onion finely sliced
- 1/2 grated beetroot
- 1 cup finely chopped leafy greens, chopped red cabbage
- 1 heirloom tomato slices
- Sugar-free pickle or relish
- Finely sliced mint and parsley or micro greens (optional)
- 3 large parsnips or 2 kumara peeled and cut into chips
- 1-2 Tbsp. coconut oil
- Unrefined kelp salt and pepper
Directions
- Heat oven to 180ºC. Prepare the kumara or parsnip chips, par-boil in a pot for 5 minutes, strain and coat with oil in an oven-proof dish, season well with salt and pepper and bake/fan-bake for 10-20 minutes. If you don’t par-boil then just bake parsnip/kumara for 45 minutes.
- Put all the burger ingredients (mince, egg, rice flour, mustard, tamari, spices, salt, pepper and herbs) in a bowl and mix with your hands. Gently form mince into patties the size you like. Don’t press the mixture together too much. Gently flatten the patties.
- Heat the barbecue or a heavy pan with oil and then add the patties and cook for about 5 minutes on each side. Avoid pressing the patties down as this squeezes out the juices. As you are cooking the burgers, prepare all the vegetable fillings.
- Assemble the burgers and serve with cooked vegetable chips and relish.
