Texas burger with ranch dressing

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1. Stir the ranch dressing ingredients together in a bowl with seasoning. Cover and chill until needed.
2. To make the burgers, gently fry the onion in 1 tbsp oil with the oregano, cumin and paprika. When soft, transfer to a large bowl and cool. Add the beef, Worcestershire sauce and season. Mix well and add just enough egg to bind the meat together. Form into 4 burgers about 2 cm thick. Chill until needed (you can make these a day ahead).
3. Grill the burgers over medium-hot coals, about 5-6 minutes each side for medium, 8-9 minutes for well-done. Split and lightly toast the burger buns.
4. Lay a couple of lettuce leaves and a slice of tomato on the base of each bun and add a dollop of ranch dressing. Top with a burger, relish and gherkins.

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Tex-Mex spicing and garlicky ranch dressing give these quarter-pounders an additional twist.

Per serving

503 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 3g, fat 42 g, saturated fat 12.6g, fibre 0.5g, salt 0.69 g

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• Narlene

  07 November 2007

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• Robinson Towers

  06 December 2007

  Robinson Towers rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made these burgers for our summer BBQ's... very easy to make and tasted delicious. Excellent burger recipe.

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• ChrisL

  30 December 2007

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  Burger to make, great burgers!!

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• Emily Apparently

  26 February 2008

  Emily Apparently commented on this recipe

  FANTASTIC! The ranch dressing is the tastiest thing i've ever eaten, big hit in our house i can tell you. We served them with some homemade oven chips and a mixed herb and baby leaf salad, absolutely delicious!

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• Lynn J

  13 April 2008

  Lynn J rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very tasty burgers. I served them with a chilli sauce rather than the ranch dressing.

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• fluffyblueberry

  02 May 2008

  fluffyblueberry rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These were fantastic burgers, really lovely. I'd cook mine for less time because they weren't pink in the middle. But the flavours were great. Didn't make the ranch - just had plain ol' ketchup/mustard/mayo....but thought guacamole/salsa/sour cream would have worked well!

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• ClaireCV

  24 June 2008

  ClaireCV rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Wow, the burgers and dressing were fantastic. I made the burgers 24 hours in advance, and the flavour was fabulous. I did add some finely chopped basil and parsley to the burgers which really enhanced the flavour. Did these for friends and they were suitably impressed!

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• sneauxdrop

  15 September 2008

  sneauxdrop rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Excellent recipe. Be sure to make the sauce in advance. I had to add 4 tb Greek yogurt to make up the 6 tb required for the mayonnaise and it was still good. I think I will keep the change and may sub the whole lot next time. I also used dried dill the second time.

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• westy

  19 April 2009

  westy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  fab recipe - didn't make the ranch but will next time. Burgers were really flavoursome and my husband said they were the best burgers he had ever had...praise indeed!

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• Staggerlee

  24 April 2009

  Staggerlee rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Great Burger, would use slightly less cumin in future as i felt it somewhat overpowered the paprika and oregano.

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• LottyB

  04 May 2009

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  Smashing - really tasty, easy and quick to make

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• Stephen

  06 August 2009

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  Easy and tasty to boot.

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• Clarejh

  12 November 2009

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  Everyone loved these!

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Ingredients

• 1 small onion , finely chopped
• sunflower oil , for frying
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp paprika
• 500g minced beef
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• sesame burger buns, iceberg lettuce, sliced beefsteak tomato, sliced gherkins, sliced onion, tomato ketchup or relish to serve

RANCH DRESSING

• 6 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 fat garlic clove , crushed
• a small bunch of flat-leaf parsley , chopped
• a small bunch of dill , chopped
• a large pinch of onion powder or granules (optional)
• a couple of good squeezes lemon juice

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Serves 4

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Ingredients

• 1 small onion , finely chopped
• sunflower oil , for frying
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp paprika
• 500g minced beef
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• sesame burger buns, iceberg lettuce, sliced beefsteak tomato, sliced gherkins, sliced onion, tomato ketchup or relish to serve

RANCH DRESSING

• 6 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 fat garlic clove , crushed
• a small bunch of flat-leaf parsley , chopped
• a small bunch of dill , chopped
• a large pinch of onion powder or granules (optional)
• a couple of good squeezes lemon juice

Per serving

503 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 3g, fat 42 g, saturated fat 12.6g, fibre 0.5g, salt 0.69 g

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