Burger bowl
Prep time: 25 minsTotal time: 
Burger bowl
Skip the bun for this fresher take on a fast-food favourite, packed with spiced beef mince, potato wedges, a lighter burger sauce and an array of toppings
Prep time: 25 minsTotal time: 
Abigail Spooner
Abi is our Head of Food. She loves the precision and creativity of baking, turning fridge odds-and-ends into a weeknight pasta, and is always bookmarking new restaurants to try. She's happiest hosting friends around a table overflowing with food (and insisting everyone has seconds) or planning holidays around what to eat.
Abigail Spooner
Abi is our Head of Food. She loves the precision and creativity of baking, turning fridge odds-and-ends into a weeknight pasta, and is always bookmarking new restaurants to try. She's happiest hosting friends around a table overflowing with food (and insisting everyone has seconds) or planning holidays around what to eat.
Ingredients
- 500g lightly spiced wedges*
- 1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
- 1 x 500g pack 5% fat beef mince
- 4 tsp Inspired to Cook Steak Seasoning
- 1 round lettuce, trimmed and leaves separated
- 80g crinkle-cut gherkins, plus ½ tbsp brine
- 250g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 100g lighter grated mature cheese
For the burger sauce
- 40g light mayonnaise
- 50g reduced sugar and salt tomato ketchup
- 2 tsp American-style mustard*
Step by step
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Preheat the oven to 220°C, fan 200°C, gas 7. Spread the potato wedges out on a large baking tray and bake for 26-28 minutes, turning halfway, until crisp and golden. Alternatively, preheat an air fryer to 200°C and cook for 12-15 minutes, shaking halfway.
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Meanwhile, put all the burger sauce ingredients in a bowl with ½ tablespoon of the gherkin brine and 1 teaspoon of water. Stir to combine and set aside.
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When the wedges have about 10 minutes to go, heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the beef mince and stir to break it up. Stir through the steak seasoning, then continue to cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring regularly, until browned.
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Arrange the lettuce leaves, potato wedges and beef mince among 4 bowls. Top with the gherkins, tomatoes and grated cheese, then dollop over the burger sauce.
*Check your spiced wedges and mustard are gluten-free, if required.
