Garden Burger

A plant-based patty with a proper bite to it, in a toasted sesame bun with lettuce, tomato, onion and a tangy burger sauce.

Ingredients

• 2 plant-based burger patties
• 1 sesame seed bun
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp burger sauce
• 1 tbsp finely chopped pickles
• 2 lettuce leaves
• 1 tomato, sliced
• 1/2 red onion, sliced
• Salt and black pepper
• Oil for the pan

Method

1. Toast the bun cut side down in a dry pan for 2 minutes until the cut surface is golden. Butter it if you like, but a little oil works just as well.

2. Heat a little oil in the pan and fry the patties for 4 minutes a side, pressing them down with a spatula for the first minute so they brown properly rather than steaming.

3. Check they are cooked through in the centre, then drain them on a plate.

4. Mix the mayonnaise, burger sauce and finely chopped pickles together into a quick burger sauce with a decent sourness.

5. Spread the sauce on both cut sides of the bun.

6. Build: lettuce, patty, tomato, red onion, more lettuce.

7. Put the top on and press down gently so the sauce spreads through the layers.

8. Serve straight away while the bun is still warm.

Notes

The chopped pickles in the sauce are the whole point. They cut through the richness of the patty.