Name: Lemon grass chicken sliders with avocado salsa
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 stem lemon grass, white part only, finely chopped; 3 cloves garlic, chopped finely; 1 green onion (green shallot), finely sliced; 1 small red chilli, seeded, finely chopped; 2 teaspoon grated palm sugar or soft brown sugar; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 4 kaffir lime leaves, chopped finely; 400 gram chicken mince; 1 medium (250 gram) avocado, flesh chopped; 1 lebanese cucumber, diced; 1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander leaves; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 8 small hamburger buns, split in half; 1 small butter lettuce; tabasco sauce and mayonnaise, to serve

Lemon grass chicken sliders with avocado salsa

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Makes 8 Item

Prep

25M

Cook

10M

Total

35M

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 stem lemon grass, white part only, finely chopped

3 cloves garlic, chopped finely

1 green onion (green shallot), finely sliced

1 small red chilli, seeded, finely chopped

2 teaspoon grated palm sugar or soft brown sugar

1 tablespoon fish sauce

4 kaffir lime leaves, chopped finely

400 gram chicken mince

1 medium (250 gram) avocado, flesh chopped

1 lebanese cucumber, diced

1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander leaves

1 tablespoon lime juice

2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

8 small hamburger buns, split in half

1 small butter lettuce

tabasco sauce and mayonnaise, to serve

Method

1.In a bowl, combine vegetable oil, lemon grass, garlic, onion, chilli, palm sugar, fish sauce, lime leaves and chicken mince. Stir to combine, then divide into 8 small flat patties. Set to one side.

2.In a small bowl, combine the avocado, cucumber, coriander, lime juice and olive oil. Gently fold the ingredients together.

3.Heat a frying pan over a medium-high heat. Cook the chicken patties 3-4 minutes on both sides.

4.To assemble, lightly toast the buns. Add some lettuce leaves, then a chicken pattie and a spoonful of avocado salsa.

5.Top with bun lids and serve with Tabasco sauce and mayonnaise on the side.

Not suitable to freeze or microwave.
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