Sweet Potato Burger Sliders with Homemade Pesto and Avocado

Delicious 100% Beef Burgers in Sweet Potato Buns with Homemade Green Pesto, Mozzarella, Salad and Avocado Yum!!

Sweet Potato Sliders

Ever fancied a burger for dinner, but over done it on the bread. Well this is the recipe for you.

I introduce you to the Sweet Potato Cheeseburger Slider - These are amazing!! and a great alternative to a bread bun. So perfect if you are gluten free too.

You just slice the potato (I leave skin on) bake until cooked and then you can use these as a bun for you burger.

The Best Lean Homemade Burger

Making a lean homemade burger can sometimes leave us disappointed as the meat is dry due to low fat content or they are bulked out with other unnecessary fillers, especially when it comes to store bought ones anyway.

I find the best burgers use the most basic ingredients, just 100% ground beef (mince) and seasoning. In my case I just use good old sea salt. It may seem basic, but trust me when I say it's all a burger needs.

Always make sure you form the patty and season the outside just before you fry in a pan. If you mix the mince all up with seasonings and salt it can draw out all the juices as it cooks and result in a dry burger. Seasoning just the outside seals the juices into the burger keeping it lovely and juicy.

Making a Sweet Potato Bun

These are so easy, you just slice the potato skin on and seasoning with your choice of seasonings, you can either go quite plain or add some seasonings like paprika, garlic and onion powder or add some heat with a pinch of cajun or chilli powder.

Some sweet potatoes are quite small, so to ensure it fits the burger patty I slice the sweet potato lengthwise so you get bigger pieces, rather than rounds. These ensures you get a big slice of sweet potato for your bun. Kind of like Sweet Potato Toast.

Homemade Pesto

The little bit of homemade pesto in these sliders adds great flavour that compliments the tomato, mozzarella and avocado.

I have two recipes for green pesto and either are fine in this:

• Arugula, Spinach and Basil Pesto
• Pea Pesto

of course if you want to save time, you can also use a store bought pesto. Those will just be higher in calories than my homemade version.

Sides for Sliders

Wondering what to serve on the side? There are so many options:

Just a simple mixed salad is great if you are trying to keep calories low, or if you need a more filling meal try some of these:

• Perfect Homemade Oven Fries
• Garlic and Herb Potato Wedges
• Spicy Potato Wedges

you could even go for a bowl of filling vegetable soup alongside this and we have some great options in the Soup Recipes section

or if you would like some more sides to choose from - check out the Side Dish Recipes on Slimming Eats or head on over to the FULL RECIPE INDEX where you will find over 900 delicious recipes and can search by ingredients, course, diet and more.

All with estimated calories and Slimming Eats and Weight Watcher Smart Points values.

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