Luxury Steak Burger with Artichokes and Olives (5:2)

Serves	4
Prep time	15 minutes
Cook time	8 minutes
Total time	23 minutes
Meal type	Lunch, Main Dish
Misc	Gourmet, Pre-preparable, Serve Hot
Occasion	Barbecue, Casual Party
By author	Karen S Burns-Booth

Extra lean steak or minced beef is used in these burgers......and the addition of a hot lemon dressing with artichoke hearts and olives lifts these burgers to a luxurious and gourmet level. This burger recipe weighs in at a VERY low 290 calories, which means you CAN have a burger on your fast day!

Ingredients

600g low fat minced beef (maximum fat 10%, or minced lean sirloin/rump steaks)
1 tablespoon capers (drained and finely chopped)
35g sun-dried tomatoes (well drained, finely chopped)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons crushed black peppercorns
400g tinned artichoke hearts in water (well drained )
2 cloves garlic (peeled and crushed)
2 tablespoons fresh parsley (finely chopped)
juice of half a lemon
25g black olives (stoned and chopped)

Note

Directions

Step 1	Put the minced beef or minced steak into a mixing bowl and add the capers and sun-dried tomatoes. (You can season with a little salt just before cooking.) Divide into 4 equal portions and press the burgers in the crushed black peppercorns, coating all sides.
Step 2	Cut each artichoke heart into 2 or 4 pieces depending on the size of them. Put the olive oil into a frying pan over a gentle heat and then add the garlic and the artichokes, sauté them for 2 to 3 minutes until the garlic is cooked and the artichokes are heated through; then stir in the lemon juice, parsley and black olives.Remove from the heat, cover and keep warm.
Step 3	Heat up a heavy ridged griddle pan or frying pan, spray with some low-fat spray and then pan-fry the burgers until cooked to taste, 2 to 3 minutes on each side for medium rare and longer for medium and well done.
Step 4	Serve the burgers on individual plates, and then spoon the artichokes in their dressing over the burgers, and garnish with fresh parsley. If not on a diet, pita breads make a great accompaniment.