Italian pork burger with fresh tomato salsa

1 of 5-a-day 30-60 minutes 4 servings 600 kcal or less al fresco entertaining barbecue recipes pork and fennel summer

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Makes 4

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Ingredients

500g pork mince

1 tsp fennel seed

1 tsp chilli flakes

1 tsp dried oregano

drizzle of olive oil

2 large tomatoes , chopped

6 black olives , chopped

drizzle of balsamic vinegar

4 ciabatta bread rolls, split and toasted

4 tbsp mascarpone

handful baby spinach

Method

Mix the pork mince with the fennel seeds, chilli flakes, oregano and some seasoning. Mix well with your hands until well combined, then shape into 4 burgers. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan – or fire up the BBQ and brush the burgers with a little oil – and cook the burgers for 5-7 mins on each side until cooked through.

Meanwhile, mix the tomatoes, olives, balsamic vinegar and a drizzle more oil with some seasoning to make a salsa. Top the base of each roll with 1 tbsp mascarpone, a few spinach leaves, a burger and a spoonful of the salsa, then sandwich everything with the lid.