Kale Burgers

Ingredients

• 4 or 5 large potatoes or 10 small potatoes, washed and then coarsely grated


• 3 celery sticks, thinly sliced


• 18 kale leaves, thinly sliced perpendicular to stalk


• 1 tbsp. thyme (fresh or dried)


• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped


• 120g grated strong cheddar


• 3 eggs


• 6 tbsp. plain flour


• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. Place grated potato, celery, kale, thyme, garlic and cheese in a large bowl and mix well.


2. Stir in half the flour and mix well.


3. Stir in the 3 eggs and again mix well.


4. Stir in the remaining flour and salt and pepper.


5. Heat frying pan with olive oil in to a high heat.


6. Shape mixture into burgers by pressing together in a circular pastry cutter or in your hands. You should make between 6 and 8 burgers, depending on how large you want them.


7. Place burgers in frying pan and reduce head to medium.


8. Turn every 4 minutes until golden brown on both sides.


9. Check burgers are cooked all the way through by pressing down hard on the back of them with a fish slice. No runny egg mixture should ooze out; if it does then cook burgers more.


10. Serve inside a bap with relish, mayonnaise, cheese, bacon, sliced tomato, sliced onion, gerkins or anything else that you think makes a burger.

Serves 6-8 people. Preparation time about 20 minutes, cooking time about 20 minutes.