Rosemary Beef & Beetroot Burgers Recipe (Paleo, Whole30) (2024)

By Irena Macri
|Published: May 5, 2017
|Updated: Feb 7, 2024
|15 Comments

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Whether you’re throwing them on abarbecue grill or pan-frying in a skillet, these gorgeous beetroot, rosemary and beef burgers offer up a lot of flavour on the budget. Served with a side of fennel and cucumber salad, this becomes a quick and easy meal that is guaranteed to impress.

Cook’s notes

I used raw beets but you could grate pre-cooked beetroot instead, however, I think it would make the mixture a little moister. Grated carrots can also be used, which is especially good if you’re trying to sneak in more veggies for the kids. A combination of pork and beef mince can be used as well.

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Beetroot & Rosemary Beef Burgers

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes

Total Time: 32 minutes minutes

Author: Irena Macri

Servings: 10 patties

Course: Main, Beef

Cuisine: Healthy

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5 from 1 vote

Calories: 232kcal

Ingredients

For beef patties

▢ ½ medium brown onion finely diced
▢ 1 teaspoon ghee or coconut oil
▢ 500 g beef mince 1.1 lbs.
▢ 1 medium raw beetroot peeled and finely grated
▢ 2 garlic cloves grated or finely diced
▢ 1 tablespoon finely chopped rosemary about 2 sprigs
▢ 1 teaspoon sea salt
▢ 2/3 teaspoon ground black pepper
▢ Ghee or coconut oil for frying

Fennel & cucumber salad

▢ 1 large fennel bulb thinly sliced
▢ 1 medium cucumber thinly sliced
▢ 1 teaspoon lemon zest
▢ 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
▢ 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar or Apple Cider vinegar
▢ 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
▢ 1/2 teaspoon Dijon or wholegrain mustard
▢ Pinch of sea salt and black ground pepper
▢ 1 avocado on the side, sliced (optional)

Instructions

Over medium heat, sauté the onion in ghee or olive for 2-3 minutes until translucent.
Combine the cooked onion with the rest of the beef patties ingredients in a large mixing bowl and work through with your hands until well incorporated. Roll and mould into small patties.
Heat 1 teaspoon of ghee or coconut oil in large frying pan until medium hot. Cook patties over medium heat, for 6 minutes on each side. Avoid high heat as the beetroot will caramelise and can easily burn. Set aside for a couple of minutes before serving.
While the burgers are cooking prepare the side salad by combining all ingredients together.

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By Irena Macri

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15 Comments

These look amazing! I was wondering if there’s a way to cook them in the oven instead of frying?
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1. I think you could definitely bake them in the oven. I would say about 20 minutes at 180-190C.
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I made these today and they tasted dry, why do you think? And they didn’t look as purple as yours.
I used organic heart smart grass fed beef. I did half the quantity of the above. So 500gms beef and 1 raw beetroot..
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1. Two reasons for dryness:
  1) Heart smart usually means low fat. The fat in the mince is what keeps patties nice and moist. I usually buy normal mince with fat still in. You can also add some olive oil to the mix next time.
  2) Cooking time might have been too long if the patties were smaller size.
  The colour might depend on the size of the beetroot. Mine might have been bigger. But they should definitely come out quite purple/dark pink.
  I hope that helps 🙂
  Irena
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I made these last week. OMG my husband hates beetroot, so I ‘forgot’ to tell him what was in the meat. He asked why the colour and I told him it must be the blend of spices (he never cooks). After he scoffed the plate and went back for more I finally told him. He couldn’t believe it. Had the Prosciutto wrapped Asparagus and just some steamed spinach. 🙂
Great recipe. Will definitely make these again.
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hey! i just came across your website! this recipe was so yummy! thank you for sharing! my only complaint was i wasn’t sure when the burgers were done cause of the beets but they were so yummy and so so easy to make! even my 4 year old polished off one! thank you!
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I loved this recipe (I have pretty much loved every one of your recipes I have ever tried for that matter)
One little nit pick – 500 gms of beef is 1.1 lbs – a kilo is 2.2 lbs
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1. Oh what? Didn’t even notice that. Thanks, we’ll change.
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I was surprised at how delicious these burgers were!
Rosemary and beets go well together 🙂
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Thank you for the recipe these were absolutely delicious! Although I’ve made them twice now they are quite crumbly. I put an egg in the second lot but still very crumbly! Any suggestions?
Thank you =]
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1. I would suggest to work the meat with your hands a little more next time, so the mixture really sticks together. Do this before you add the beets. Then massage further the beets. Sometimes people don’t mix the meat long enough so it never gets to that sticky stage.
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Thanks for this lovely recipe. I made them for dinner yesterday after getting the recipe from a friend who made them for me last week. Delicious! I just wanted to share that I fried half the batch, but put the other half on baking paper on a baking sheet in the oven at 200C for about 18 mins and the oven-cooked versions were even better than the fried: juicy and cooked through. Both ways are delicious, though. I was a bit confused about the 500g/ 2.2lbs – which is the correct amount of beef? I used 2.2 and doubled everything else and seemed to work: there was certainly a good, strong garlic taste. Thanks again – genius!
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1. Thanks Annie. Baking the patties is a great idea and a lot less messy. I will try that myself next time.
  Irena
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2. Could you clarify if the correct amount of beef is 500g, which is 1.1lb, or 1000g, which is 2.2lb. Thank you!
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Really delicious. Both the kids loved it, even the toddler! Our mixture was a little dry so we added a drizzle of vegetable oil and one egg. Very moist and delicious. Thanks for the recipe. We will definitely make them again.
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