Cal Smart Herby Beef Patties
with DIY Red Pepper Sauce and Spinach Couscous
Inspired by Balkan cevapi 'sausages', these little beef patties are bursting with savoury flavour. Ajvar, a silky saucy dip, combines roasted peppers and smooth eggplant. We make our version with roasted pepper pesto to save you some extra work!
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
250 g
Ground Beef
½ cup
Couscous
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit(s)
Eggplant
28 g
Baby Spinach
3 unit(s)
Garlic, cloves
unit(s)
Garlic, bulb
¼ cup
Greek Pesto
(May contain traces of: Soy, Sulphites, Milk)
¼ cup
Roasted Pepper Pesto
(Contains: Milk May contain traces of: Soy, Sulphites)
2 tbsp
Italian Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat, Milk, Barley, Oats, Rye, Sesame, Soy May contain traces of: Egg)
1 tbsp
Mediterranean Spice Blend
(May contain traces of: Soy, Sulphites, Milk, Egg, Wheat, Fish, Mustard, Sesame)
1 unit(s)
Lemon
Not included in your delivery
0.31 tsp
Salt*
½ tsp
Oil*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Peel, then cut half the eggplant (whole eggplant for 4 ppl) into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Add eggplant, half the Mediterranean Spice Blend and half the Greek pesto to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Season with pepper, then toss to coat.
- Roast in the middle of the oven until tender and golden-brown, 10-12 min.
- Zest, then juice half the lemon. Cut remaining lemon into wedges.
- Roughly chop spinach.
- Finely grate garlic.
- Combine breadcrumbs, half the garlic, remaining Greek pesto and remaining Mediterranean Spice Blend in a large bowl.
- Crumble in beef, then season with pepper. Stir to recombine.
- Form mixture into eight 2-inch-wide patties (16 patties for 4 ppl).
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat.
- When the pan is hot, add 1/2 tsp oil, then patties. (NOTE: For 4 ppl, pan-fry patties in two batches, using 1/2 tsp oil per batch.)
- Pan-fry patties until golden-brown and cooked through, 3-4 min per side.**
- Meanwhile, add 2/3 cup water and 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) salt to a small pot. Cover and bring to a boil over high.
- Remove from heat, then stir in couscous and spinach. Cover and set aside, 5 min.
- Fluff with a fork, then stir in lemon zest and 1 tsp (2 tsp) lemon juice.
- When eggplant is done, transfer to a medium bowl. Mash with a fork until a coarse paste forms.
- Add roasted pepper pesto, 1 tsp (2 tsp) lemon juice and 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) remaining garlic. (NOTE: Reference garlic guide.)
- Season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine.
- Divide couscous between bowls.
- Top with patties and sauce.
If you've opted to get beef, cook it in the same way the recipe instructs you to cook the pork.**
