Home-made Burgers Stuffed with Mozzarell

To make

Put the mince, onion, garlic, herbs, spices and salt into a large bowl and mix well.

Add the beaten egg, then stir in as much almond flour as you need to make the mixture easy to handle – it should be a similar consistency to sausage meat. Leave to stand for about 10 minutes for the mixture to firm up.

Divide the mixture into portions (depending on the size you want) then cut the mozzarella into the same number of pieces.

Take each portion of mince and, using your hands, flatten it slightly then mould it around a piece of mozzarella, making sure there are no gaps for the cheese to ooze out during cooking. Flatten the burgers slightly then barbecue until the meat is cooked and the cheese is unctuously runny.

Serve with quinoa salad and home-made mayo.

Home-made Burgers Stuffed with Mozzarella

What would summer be without barbecues and what would barbecues be without burgers? I know it's perfectly possible to get good burgers from your butcher or meat counter, but if you're trying to eat primally you may find that many bought burgers have undesirable ingredients such as breadcrumbs or vegetable oils. And there's something very satisfying about making burgers from scratch, especially as they're fairly easy to do. It also means you can be creative with flavourings, herbs and spices to get them exactly how you want.

These burgers have a delightful surprise in the middle – a gooey, oozing piece of melting mozzarella which just make them so good!

I used turkey mince for the ones in the photo but any good quality mince will work – beef, lamb, pork, chicken – whatever takes your fancy. If you're super keen and have a meat mincer, you could even buy cuts of meat and make your own mince. Do make sure, however, that your mince has a good high fat content – lean meat makes for dry, flavourless burgers. If you're using a leaner meat such as turkey, just make sure you baste them well with olive oil or goose fat during cooking.

In this recipe, I use almond flour to help hold the burgers in shape but you could use coconut flour instead.

Ingredients makes 8-10 burgers

500g quality mince

1 medium onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 tsps paprika – hot or smoked, depending on your taste

2 tsps oregano or herbes de Provence

sea salt (approx 1 tsp)

1 free-range egg, beaten

1-2 tblsps almond flour

125g mozzarella