Mushroom pesto burgers

Serves 4

Ingredients

olive oil spray
8 medium (600g) Portobello mushrooms
2 tsp garlic powder
4 ciabatta rolls
40g baby spinach leaves, washed and dried
1 x 160g jar oven-roasted capsicum
4 tbsp pesto
40g fetta, crumbled

Method

Heat a medium size, non-stick frying pan and spray lightly with olive oil.

Spray mushrooms with a light coat of oil and add to the frying pan.

Sprinkle with garlic powder and cook for 4 minutes on each side, or until mushrooms are soft and fragrant.

Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper.

Slice rolls in half and spray lightly with oil.

Divide spinach equally among rolls, place 2 mushrooms on each roll and top with capsicum, pesto and fetta.

Serving Suggestions

Note

These burgers are really filling, most young kids will probably only be able to eat half each.
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This recipe was created by Jay Rogers for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder. You can follow Jay at The Moodie Foodie.