CARIBBEAN BURGERS

Bring the taste of the islands to your next barbecue! These ground pork burgers are packed with Caribbean-inspired spices.

Yield: Makes 4.

CARIBBEAN BURGERS

Ingredients

  • 1 lb (0.5 kg) lean ground pork
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 tsp grated lime peel
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 tsp thyme, crumbled
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 4 whole wheat kaiser buns
  • Lettuce leaves and red onion slices*

Directions

  1. Preheat natural gas barbecue on medium heat.
  2. Meanwhile, combine ground pork, onion, lime peel, garlic, thyme, allspice, red pepper flakes and salt.
  3. Shape mixture into 4 patties.
  4. Grill patties over medium heat on natural gas barbecue until completely cooked. Serve in buns with lettuce and onion slices.
Nutritional analysis per burger:

 

360 calories, 16.1 g fat, 21.1 g protein, 32.3 g carbohydrate, 1.8 g fibre, 514 mg sodium

 

*Ingredient not included in nutritional analysis.

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