Quick & Tasty Cheeseburger

Ingredients
1.25kg Lean minced beef
1 Onion, finely chopped
140g Breadcrumbs
100g Parmesan
Parsley
1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tbsp Chilli powder
1 Egg, lightly beaten

Method
1. Tip the mince into a large bowl with the onion, breadcrumbs, cheese, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, egg, chilli powder, ½ tsp salt and some pepper. Mix together well with your hands, then divide the mixture into even sizes.

2. Heat a griddle pan, grill or barbecue until hot, then spray with L<C Olive Oil Spray. Cook the burgers for about 5-8 mins on each side, or until cooked to your liking, Sandwich the burgers in toasted buns with salad and sauces.

Ciabatta Pizza

Ingredients
1 Ciabatta Bread
6 tbsp Tomato Paste or enough to cover bread surface
125g Mozzarella
6 Slices Pepperoni
1 Green Pepper, Diced
1 tbsp dried Oregano
L<C Olive Oil Spray

Method
1.Heat the grill. Put the ciabatta on a baking tray and spread with the tomato paste. Scatter with the mozzarella, pepperoni, green peppers and oregano and drizzle with L<C Olive Oil Spray.
2.Grill for 3-4 minutes or until browned and bubbling.

Ingredients
600g Rhubarb
100g Caster Sugar
Zest of an Orange

For Topping
200g Wholemeal Flour
200g Cold Butter
14g Brown Sugar
50g Porridge Oats
25g Grape-Nuts

**Spray your Ovenproof dish with L<C Cooking Spray for easy serving & cleaning!

Method
1.Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. For the topping, tip all the ingredients together and rub with your fingers until you have a rough pastry, then set aside in the fridge.

2.Peel the pears and chop into large chunks, then chop the rhubarb into finger-length batons. Tip into a large ovenproof dish and toss with the sugar and orange zest and juice. Crumble over the topping and bake for 40 mins until golden and bubbling at the sides. Leave to cool for 5 mins before spooning into bowls and serving with custard or ice cream.

Some of the nations favourite fruit comes into season this month so make sure you check the site regularly to find exciting new recipes bursting with seasonal fruits like: -

• Gooseberries                                                                                                                                      
• Apricots
• Cherries
• Rhubarb
• and many more!

Also coming this month the L<C Spray BBQ guide to the summer