Home-Made Luxury Beef Burgers
Home-Made Luxury Beef Burgers
These home-made luxury burgers are all about simple ingredients done well. Quality beef mince is combined with toasted wholegrain breadcrumbs, egg, salt, and plenty of cracked black pepper to create a juicy, flavourful patty that holds together beautifully when cooked. Pan-fried until golden on the outside and tender inside, the burgers develop a rich, savoury crust without drying out.
Healthy wholemeal buns are lightly toasted for warmth and structure, then buttered and layered with classic burger fillings. Crisp lettuce provides freshness, while sliced beetroot adds sweetness and colour. A sunny-side-up egg brings richness, with the yolk creating a natural sauce when cut into. Cheese melts gently over the patty, tying everything together.
Finished with a small squirt of aioli or mayo and a touch of tomato sauce, these burgers strike the perfect balance between indulgent and familiar. Salad ingredients can easily be swapped or adjusted to suit taste, making this a flexible, crowd-pleasing meal that works just as well for casual family dinners as relaxed weekend cooking.
Healthy wholemeal buns are lightly toasted for warmth and structure, then buttered and layered with classic burger fillings. Crisp lettuce provides freshness, while sliced beetroot adds sweetness and colour. A sunny-side-up egg brings richness, with the yolk creating a natural sauce when cut into. Cheese melts gently over the patty, tying everything together.
Finished with a small squirt of aioli or mayo and a touch of tomato sauce, these burgers strike the perfect balance between indulgent and familiar. Salad ingredients can easily be swapped or adjusted to suit taste, making this a flexible, crowd-pleasing meal that works just as well for casual family dinners as relaxed weekend cooking.
Ingredients
- 500g lean beef mince
- 2 slices wholegrain bread, toasted and blitzed into crumbs
- Eggs, one for each burger and one for the patties
- Salt, to taste
- Cracked black pepper (generous)
- Wholemeal buns split
- Butter, for buns
- Cheese slices
- Lettuce
- Beetroot slices
- Tomato slices
- Red onion or spring onion, sliced
- Greek yoghurt (Aioli or mayonnaise is ok)
- Tomato sauce
Method
- Toast wholegrain bread until dry and golden. Blitz into breadcrumbs.
- In a bowl, combine beef mince, breadcrumbs, egg, salt, and lots of cracked black pepper. Mix gently until just combined. Form into even patties.
- Heat a pan over medium-high heat. Pan-fry patties until browned and cooked to your liking. Add cheese on top during the final minute to melt.
- Lightly toast buns in the oven or pan if desired. Butter the cut sides.
- Pan-fry eggs sunny side up.
- Place lettuce on the bun base, followed by tomato, the beef patty, cheese, egg, beetroot, onion, and a small squirt of greek yoghurt and tomato sauce. Top with the bun lid.
- Serve immediately. Salad items can be varied to taste.
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Pro tip: For juicier patties, rest in the fridge for 10 minutes, and make a slight thumb-print indent in the centre of each patty before cooking.
Shopping List
- 500g lean beef mince
- Wholegrain bread
- Eggs
- Wholemeal buns
- Cheese slices
- Lettuce
- Tomato
- Beetroot
- Red onion or spring onion
- Greek yoghurt (Aioli or mayonnaise is ok)
- Tomato sauce
- Butter
- Salt
- Black pepper
Optional Extras
- Low-carb bun: saves ~25–30 g carbs per burger
- Half bun (open burger): saves ~20 g carbs per burger
- If using Greek yoghurt, mix in a pinch of salt and a squeeze of lemon to boost flavour
Nutrition
Energy535 cal / 2238 kJ
Carbs45g
Net Carbs37g
Fibre8g
Protein35g