Burger with leek & pumpkin

Burger with leek & pumpkin
© Constantin Fischer

Burger with leek & pumpkin

An autumnal burger variation from Constantin Fischer.

Constantin Fischer

For the buns:

Ingredients (4 servings)
8 pita bread

For the meat patties:

Ingredients (4 servings)
800 g pork & beef mince
salt
pepper
peanut oil

For the pumpkin:

Ingredients (4 servings)
1/4 Hokkaido pumpkin
Maldon sea salt
200 g feta
pumpkin seed oil
Dried cornflower petals

For the leeks:

Ingredients (4 servings)
ca. 20 cm Leek

For the sauce:

Ingredients (4 servings)
250 g Greek yoghurt
125 g chestnuts, ready to eat
1 teaspoon(s) honey mustard
tonka bean
salt
pepper
  • Cut the pumpkin into approx. 2mm thin slices and fry on both sides in a hot grill pan, seasoning lightly with salt. Then put aside on a plate.
  • Put the yoghurt in a bowl with the mustard, a little grated tonka bean, salt and pepper and mix well. Mash the ready-to-eat chestnuts well and fold into the sauce.
  • Cut the leek into approx. 2mm fine rings, place in a bowl and set aside.
  • Add salt and pepper to the mince in a bowl and mix well. It is easiest to form equal-sized patties with a burger ring but you can do by hand.
  • Preheat the oven to 150°C. Sear the patties briefly on both sides in a very hot grill pan and then place them on a baking tray. Bake in oven until cooked.
  • Sprinkle water over the centre of the pita breads and bake in the oven at 220°C for a few minutes.
  • To assemble: put the sauce on each bun, followed by the pumpkin, patty, feta and leek. Finally, drizzle with pumpkin seed oil and sprinkle with the petals.

Photo gallery of the preparation

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