‘Baa Baa’-Style Lamb Burger at Home

Ingredients

Home-kitchen amounts for 2 — standard home-cooking quantities for this dish, not the chain’s recipe (chains do not publish theirs). Difficulty: Medium.

• 300 g lamb mince
• 2 traditional or panini burger buns
• 1 avocado, sliced
• 2 slices tasty cheese
• 4 cos lettuce leaves
• 1 tomato, sliced
• ¼ Spanish onion, thinly sliced
• Tomato relish: 2 tbsp tomato relish
• Herb mayonnaise: ½ cup mayonnaise, 1 tsp dried tarragon, ½ tsp dried thyme, a squeeze of lemon juice
• 1 tsp dried oregano and ½ tsp garlic powder (for the patties)
• Salt and cracked pepper

Method

1. Mix the herb mayonnaise and chill. Mix the lamb mince with the oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper, and form into 2 patties. Rest 15 minutes.
2. Grill or barbecue the patties 3–4 minutes per side — lamb patties must be cooked through, not rare. Add the cheese for the final minute.
3. Toast the buns until just golden.
4. Spread herb mayonnaise on both halves and relish on the base. Layer lettuce, tomato, onion, the cheesy lamb patty and the avocado.
5. Rest 2 minutes and serve. Tip: do not overwork lamb mince — it goes dense and tough fast — and the avocado goes on top of the hot patty, not underneath, so it warms slightly without turning mushy.