Homemade burger recipe

Craving burgers but having the self control to NOT run to the nearest fast food joint is hard. Hard, but not impossible. I’m trying to wean my family off of proccessed, unhealthy foods. I talk more about the challenge here.

Homemade Burgers:

Ingredient:
2 lbs 93% lean ground beef
Half a bunch parsley
One jalepeno
One onion
4 cloves garlic
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp black pepper
1 tsp mixed spice

Burger buns ( I used whole grain wheat)
Burger toppings: tomatoes, lettuce, onions, pickles, ketchup, mayo, cheese, etc… Whatever u like.

In food processor: add parsley, pepper, onion and garlic. Chop til fine.

Add to ground beef in large bowl. Add spices. Mix well

Make into patty shapes. Grill and serve as you like it 🙂

Chicken Shawerma Salad

This recipe is very easy and quick, most ingredients can be found at home already. So let’s get to it:

Ingredients:
3 chicken breasts
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp mix spice
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
1 tsp paprika (optional)
3 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp vinegar

Salad ingredients:
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Parsley
Radish
Anything else you like

Shawerma toppings:
Thinly cut onions sprinkled with sumac.
Any kind of thinly cut pickles

Tahina dressing:
1/2 cup tahini
3 tbsp vinegar
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 paprika
Warm water

Directions:

Marinate chicken with all its ingredients for one hour.
You can either stir fry it in some oil til cooked, about 20 mins on meduim high. Or in the oven on 350 for about 25-30 mins. Keep stirring so it doesn’t dry up.

Chop salad as you would normally do.
Prepare tahini dressing by adding all ingredients except the water. Mix well until thick. Add the warm water little by little until consistency is as a salad dressing,

Assemble the shawerma salad:

Salad base
Add chicken
Add onions/sumac
Add pickles (optional)
Add tahini dressing.

Serve!

Let me know if you tried it!