LA Muscle Monster Burgers

Follow this recipe for tasty, protein enriched, health-boosting burgers.
Once you've made them you could even invite your friends around for a muscle-building feast.

BURGER INGREDIENTS

• 2 large flat field mushrooms, peeled and roughly chopped
  
• 1 tbsp olive oil
  
• Sprig of fresh thyme, leaves stripped and chopped
  
• 250g (8oz) 5% fat minced beef
  
• 2 wholemeal floury baps
  
• Spoonful light mayonnaise
  
• Handful rocket salad
  
• 1 tomato, sliced

DIRECTIONS

• Blitz the mushrooms in a food processor until finely chopped.
  
• Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and cook the mushrooms until most of the natural water in them has evaporated.
  
• Stir the thyme into the mushrooms.
  
• Remove from the heat. Add the minced beef to the mushrooms. Season, mix well, and then shape the mixture into two burgers.
  
• Cook the burgers under a preheated grill or on a preheated barbecue for 3-4 minutes each side, until the meat is cooked through and no pink juices remain.
  
• Serve the burgers in the wholemeal baps with some mayonnaise, a little rocket and the tomato slices.