Recipe: BBQ Mushroom Cheese Burger
I have to admit that when it comes to vegetarian-friendly BBQ food I usually jump straight to a Quorn product or two, so when I came across this tasty alternative which uses portabello mushrooms instead of veggie burgers with a hit of sweet and tangy caramelised red onion relish which will get your mouth watering! Check it out for yourself:
Ingredients
- 1 x peeled portobello mushroom
- Olive oil
- A large handful of washed baby spinach, wilted
- 1 teaspoon of grated parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon of cream cheese
- A pinch of nutmeg
- 1 large English Muffin
- 1 slice of gorgonzola cheese (or cheddar if you prefer)
- 2 washed and dried baby gem lettuce leaves
- 1 slice of Beef Tomato
- Caramelised red onion relish (I used Branston)
- Salt and pepper
Method
- First things first, make sure the BBQ is up and running at a decent temperature (or pre-heat your oven to 180C).
- Drizzle the mushroom with your olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper before grilling on the BBQ (or oven) for 15 minutes, until cooked.
- Mix the wilted spinach, parmesan, cream cheese, nutmeg together adding salt and pepper to taste.
- Cut the English Muffin in half and prick with a fork, spoon the creamed spinach mix onto one-half and add the cooked mushroom (bottom side up), putting the slice of cheese finally on top.
- Place both halves of the muffin back onto the BBQ (or in the oven) for another 5 mins or so until the cheese has melted and the other half has toasted.
- Add the lettuce leaves and tomato on top of the mushroom/cheese and as a final flourish add a generous helping of caramelised red onion relish to the toasted half and put on top.
- Enjoy!