Healthy chicken burgers with pickled red cabbage

Name: Healthy chicken burgers with pickled red cabbage
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ½ small red cabbage very finely shredded; 1 lime juiced; 3 tbsp rice vinegar; 4 skinless chicken breasts chopped; chopped to make 1 tbsp ginger; a small bunch coriander finely chopped; ½ stalk lemongrass finely shredded; 1 tsp sesame oil; 2 tbsp sriracha chilli sauce plus more to serve; 4 tbsp soft breadcrumbs wholemeal or sourdough; 1 tsp soy sauce; to serve round lettuce leaves

Published: February 18, 2015 at 5:41 PM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 40 mins

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These Asian-inspired chicken burgers make a great, leaner alternative to the usual beef. Pickled red cabbage on the side adds an extra kick. Serve on round lettuce leaves instead of buns

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These healthy chicken burgers have less than 250 calories, perfect for the 5:2 diet. Use sourdough breadcrumbs to make them extra gut-friendly. Also check out our healthy turkey burgers, healthy chicken wraps, healthy chicken kebabs and healthy chicken salad, plus discover more healthy BBQ recipes for summer.

Ingredients

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½ small red cabbage

very finely shredded
1 lime

juiced
3 tbsp rice vinegar
4 skinless chicken breasts

chopped
chopped to make 1 tbsp ginger
a small bunch coriander

finely chopped
½ stalk lemongrass

finely shredded
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp sriracha chilli sauce

plus more to serve
4 tbsp soft breadcrumbs

wholemeal or sourdough
1 tsp soy sauce
to serve round lettuce leaves

Nutrition: per serving

kcal231
fat2.8g
saturates0.5g
carbs16.6g
fibre3.4g
protein33.2g
salt1.2g

Method

step 1

Toss the cabbage with the lime juice and vinegar, and season. Put to one side at room temperature until you’re ready to serve. Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7.
step 2

Blitz the chicken, ginger, coriander and lemongrass quickly in a blender until combined. Mix in the sesame oil, sriracha and panko, and season with soy sauce. Mould into 4 burgers. Put onto a lined baking tray, transfer to the oven, and cook for 15 minutes on each side until golden and cooked through. Serve on lettuce leaves, topped with the pickled cabbage and with more sriracha on the side.

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