Name: Venison Burger with Wild Garlic Pesto
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 Portionen
Ingredients: 600 Gramm Venison mince; 250 Gramm Mozzarella; 4 x Burger buns; 8 Scheibe Smoked wild boar bacon; 1 Bündel Wild garlic; 1 x Organic orange; 50 Gramm Sunflower seeds, shelled; 1 Stück Parmesan; 1 Schluck Olive oil; 1 Stück Clarified butter; 8 x Cherry tomatoes; 1 x Salt and pepper

Cook Time

1 h

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Prep Time

30 Min

Description

I love cooking with seasonal ingredients, and in spring, wild garlic is simply unbeatable! This venison burger with homemade wild garlic pesto is a real highlight. The juicy venison mince harmonizes perfectly with the spicy pesto and the creamy mozzarella. The preparation is super easy and quick with the Thermomix®. A great dish for a relaxed lunch or a cozy barbecue evening with friends. If you like, you can add some arugula or lamb's lettuce. The recipe can also be easily varied with other game meat.

Ingredients (12 ingredients)

600 Gramm Venison mince
250 Gramm Mozzarella
4 x Burger buns
8 Scheibe Smoked wild boar bacon
1 Bündel Wild garlic
1 x Organic orange
50 Gramm Sunflower seeds, shelled
1 Stück Parmesan
1 Schluck Olive oil
1 Stück Clarified butter
8 x Cherry tomatoes
1 x Salt and pepper

Preparation (8 steps)

Prepare and season venison mince

Mix 600 grams of venison mince with 1 x salt and pepper in a bowl and knead until the spices are well distributed and the mince starts to bind. Then form even patties of about 150g and refrigerate until further processing.

Roast sunflower seeds

Thermomix® Setting

3 min/248°F/Speed 1 120

Place 50 grams of peeled sunflower seeds in the mixing bowl and roast for 3 min./120°C/speed 1 without the measuring cup. Then transfer and set aside.

180

Prepare wild garlic

Wash 1 bunch of wild garlic, shake dry and chop roughly.

Prepare wild garlic pesto

Thermomix® Setting

15 sec/Speed 8

Place the prepared wild garlic, roasted sunflower seeds, some coarse sea salt and pepper in the mixing bowl and process for 15 sec./speed 8 into a fine paste. Scrape down the sides with the spatula.

Refine pesto

Thermomix® Setting

10 sec/Speed 3

Add a splash of olive oil, a piece of grated Parmesan, the zest of half an organic orange and some juice to the mixing bowl and stir for 10 sec./speed 3. The pesto should not be too runny.

Fry bacon

Cut 8 slices of smoked wild boar bacon into thin strips and fry until crispy in a pan without Thermomix. Then drain on kitchen paper.

Fry burger

Heat some clarified butter in a pan and sear the prepared venison patties in hot heat for about 1 minute on each side. Then reduce the heat, place mozzarella slices on top and fry the patties for another 2-3 minutes until the cheese starts to melt.

Assemble burger

Top the bottom of the 4 burger buns with the meat and mozzarella, wild garlic pesto, crispy wild boar bacon and halved 8 cherry tomatoes. Garnish with small wild garlic leaves if desired and serve.