Christmas Burger
Ingredients
Cucumber Salad:
1/3 cucumber
9 tbsp vinegar
4 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
Chopped chives
TEMPTY:
2 pieces of TEMPTY (200g)
1 egg (vegan option: create slurry by mixing 1:1 water to flour)
3 tbsp flour
4 tbsp panko
½ tsp cinnamon
3 pinches of nutmeg
Neutral oil for frying
Pepper
Salt
For Serving:
3 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tsp whole-grain mustard
5-6 tbsp pickled red cabbage
2 buns/brioche
1 apple, sliced
Steps
1. Cut the cucumber into thin slices and put into a bowl. Mix vinegar, sugar, and salt in a pot and bring to a boil. When boiling, pour the liquid over the cucumber. Set aside to rest for around 30 minutes.
2. Turn TEMPTY piece in a mixture of flour, salt, pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Next, coat TEMPTY in stirred egg or a water slurry (for a vegan option). Lastly, turn TEMPTY in panko.
3. Deep fry TEMPTY in a good amount of neutral oil for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown.
4. Heat up the pickled red cabbage in a casserole.
5. In a small bowl, mix vegan mayonnaise and whole-grain mustard.
6. Cut the buns in half and toast them with about a spoonful of butter.
7. Spread sauce onto the halved buns, add red cabbage, TEMPTY, cucumber, and lastly apples. Enjoy!