Heston Blumenthal's smoky avocado beef burger recipe
Heston says that the "simple smoky avocado sauce gives this burger a distinctive edge."
Ingredients
For the avocado sauce- 1 tsp grapeseed oil
- 30 g shallots, finely diced
- 1 pinch smoked paprika
- 200 g avocado, cut in half, peeled and stone removed
- 20 g lemon juice
- 10 g sherry vinegar
- 130 g mayonnaise
- 35 g fresh jalapeños, cut into very small dice, deseeded
- 4 x 125g beef burgers
- 4 alder wood smoked bacon rashers (or similar)
- 4 burger buns, toasted
- 70 g pickled gherkins, sliced lengthways, to serve
Details
- Cuisine: British
- Recipe Type: Main
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 10 mins
- Cooking Time: 15 mins
- Serves: 4
Step-by-step
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat and cook the shallots until softened, add the smoked paprika and continue gently cooking for a further 10 minutes.
- Place the avocado cut-side down on the barbecue or griddle pan until the surface has been charred. Add to the shallots mixture and, using a fork, coarsely mash the avocado to a chunky consistency. Mix with the remaining sauce ingredients and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Meanwhile, cook the burgers and bacon according to pack instructions, and toast the burger buns. Assemble the burgers - top with the avocado sauce, sliced gherkins and bacon. Add the toasted bun then serve.
This recipe was created by Heston Blumenthal for Waitrose
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