Name: Chicken, bacon and avocado burger
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: Juice of 1 lime; 1 tbsp olive oil; 4 skinless chicken thigh fillets; 4 smoked bacon rashers, rind trimmed; 4 burger buns, halved; 100 gm mayonnaise mixed with 1 tsp smoked paprika and 1 finely chopped garlic clove; 1 cup baby spinach (loosely packed); Potato crisps (optional), to serve; Avocado-coriander sauce; 1 avocado, peeled, stone removed; 1/3 cup coriander (firmly packed); 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 1 long green chilli, thinly sliced; 70 ml olive oil; 2 tbsp lime juice

Chicken, bacon and avocado burger

This grilled chicken and bacon burger packs a tangy punch with the addition of an avocado-coriander sauce.

Prep

15M

Cook

10M

Total

25M

Chicken and smoky bacon are a great combination in a burger, here with a tangy avocado-coriander sauce for even more flavour. We’ve served potato crisps on the side; crushing them up and stuffing them into the burger is good crunchy fun, too.

Ingredients

Juice of 1 lime

1 tbsp olive oil

4 skinless chicken thigh fillets

4 smoked bacon rashers, rind trimmed

4 burger buns, halved

100 gm mayonnaise mixed with 1 tsp smoked paprika and 1 finely chopped garlic clove

1 cup baby spinach (loosely packed)

Potato crisps (optional), to serve

Avocado-coriander sauce

1 avocado, peeled, stone removed

1/3 cup coriander (firmly packed)

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

1 long green chilli, thinly sliced

70 ml olive oil

2 tbsp lime juice

Method

Main

1.For avocado-coriander sauce, process avocado, coriander, garlic and chilli in a food processor until smooth, add oil and lime juice, season generously to taste and process to combine. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

2.Heat a barbecue or char-grill to high. Mix 2 tbsp of avocado-coriander sauce in a bowl with lime juice and olive oil. Pound chicken thighs between 2 sheets of baking paper with a mallet or rolling pin to flatten and even out the thickness. Brush thickly with avocado mixture and barbecue, turning and basting occasionally, until browned and cooked through (4-5 minutes). Set aside.

3.Barbecue bacon, turning once, until crisp (1-2 minutes each side).

4.Quickly char cut sides of buns on the barbecue if you like, then spread bases with paprika mayonnaise. Top with chicken, bacon, avocado-coriander sauce and spinach, sandwich with tops and serve with potato crisps.