The quantities below made 4 small burgers, enough for two people to eat as a main with potatoes and vegetables. We ate them with smoked garlic mayonnaise.

vegetarian

Ingredients

360g parsnips, scrubbed and diced

60g nuts, chopped

15g butter/margarine

2 tbsp breadcrumbs

salt and pepper

1 egg, beaten

oil for frying

Directions

1. Simmer the parsnip until tender, about 15 mins, then drain and mash with the butter/margarine.
2. Add the nuts, breadcrumbs and seasoning to the mashed parsnips and stir.
3. Allow to cool a little, then add the beaten egg and stir well.
4. Form into burger shapes by hand, then fry on both sides until brown.

This recipe tastes even better made with vegetables from Community Harvest Whetstone :)