Beef Burgers With Jerk Onions & Cucumber Avocado Salad

Inspired by Jamaican chicken, this recipe is a fun interpretation using jerk onions as a tasty condiment with healthy beef burger patties. Serve with a lovely avocado and green bean salad for a healthy meal. Paleo, gluten-free, low-carb.


Healthy Beef Burger Patties With Jerk Onions & Avocado Green Bean Salad

You might have had jerk chicken before but have you tried jerk onions? My latest experiment was to use jerk spices and flavours with cooked onions, which I then used as a flavoursome condiment with simple, healthy beef burger patties. It’s a fun and tasty take on the classic Caribbean favourite. 

The beef burgers are paired with a quick and easy cucumber, avocado and green bean salad. Turned out to be a great little dinner, super healthy and under 30 minutes!

If you want more complete paleo meals, check out my recipe for Beef Burgers With Garlic Kale & Sweet Potatoes or Sheet Pan Salmon With Green Vegetables. It got lots of thumbs up from my followers. You can also check out my book Happy Go Paleo which is all about complete meals.

 

Paleo Beef Burgers With Jerk Onions & Avocado Salad

What is THE jerk all about?

Jerk is a style of cooking from Jamaica in which meat is marinated with a spicy, tasty mixture called Jamaican jerk spice. Jerk seasoning is traditionally used with chicken or pork and is made up of allspice, chilli, cinnamon, green onion, nutmeg, thyme, garlic, brown sugar, ginger and salt. There are many variations of jerk spice mixes and mine is probably a combination of what should be in it and what I actually had on hand. It’s certainly not 100% authentic but it’s 100% awesome and delicious.

Cook’s notes

  • You can get allspice powder in most supermarkets but if you can’t find it, use some ground up cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
  • Omit tomatoes, paprika and chilli if avoiding nightshades.
  • The patties can be made with ground-up chicken, pork or lamb.
  • The jerk onions can also be served with fish and prawns.
  • Feel free to serve with a different salad or some greens and sweet potato or plantains if you want more carbs.

 

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Paleo Beef Burgers With Jerk Onions & Avocado Salad

Beef Burgers With Jerk Onions & Cucumber Avocado Salad

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Author: Irena Macri
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Caribbean
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Calories: 478kcal
You can turn the burger mixture into patties or meatballs and serve alongside the avocado green bean salad or in a wrap. The jerk onions make for a flavoursome condiment but feel free to use some mustard or sugar-free ketchup as well.

Ingredients 

For jerk onions

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 medium onions halved and sliced
  • Generous pinch of sea salt
  • 1/2 long red chilli diced finely (or 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes or powder)
  • 2 large cloves garlic diced finely
  • 1 teaspoon allspice powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano or thyme leaves
  • Pinch of nutmeg optional
  • 1.5 teaspoons honey or maple syrup, coconut sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Tamari or coconut aminos
  • Juice of 1/2 lime
  • 1/4 cup water

For the beef patties

  • 400-500 g beef mince 1 lb. grass-fed ground beef
  • 1 large clove of garlic finely grated or diced
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • Generous pinch of pepper
  • 2/3 teaspoon sea salt
  • Dollop of coconut oil for cooking

For the salad

  • 100 g string green beans tails chopped off
  • 1/2 long cucumber diced
  • 1/2 large avocado diced
  • 4-5 cherry tomatoes halved (optional)
  • Handful of fresh coriander leaves cilantro
  • 1/3 teaspoon ground cumin
  • generous pinch salt and black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1-2 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

  • Onions:
    Heat coconut and olive oil over medium heat in a medium pan. Add the onions, chilli and salt and sauté over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring a few times.
  • Beef burgers:
    In a bowl, mix together the beef mince, grated garlic, spices, salt and pepper. Use your hands to work through the meat to make sure the flavours are well incorporated. Make 6 small or 4 larger patties, flatten them and set aside. Heat a dollop of coconut oil in a large skillet and add the patties. Cook for 4 minutes each side, then remove to a plate and set aside.
  • Bring a small saucepan of water to boil.
  • Back to onions:
    Once the onions have softened up and turned golden brown, add the rest of ingredients and stir through. Cook for another minute or two, stirring frequently. Then set aside.
  • Make the salad:
    Add the green beans to boiling water and cook for 2 minutes. Then strain and rinse under cold water until cool. Dice up (I cut each in three parts) and add to a bowl with cucumber, avocado and tomatoes. Add a little sea salt, pepper, lime juice, coriander seed powder and olive oil and combine.
  • How to make beef burger patties with jerk onions
  • Serve the patties topped with the jerk onions and the salad on the side.

Nutrition

Calories: 478kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 978mg | Potassium: 685mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 574IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 3mg
Keywords: Avocado, Ground Beef Recipes, Dinner Meals, Beef Burgers, cucumber Salad
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Irena Macri
By Irena Macri

About the author: Hi, I’m Irena Macri. I share delicious recipes that I have cooked and loved. I am a published cookbook author, have been food blogging for over 10 years and have a Diploma in Nutrition. You will find many healthy recipes as well as my favourite comfort food. More about me here | Subscribe to my newsletter and freebies

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14 Comments
  1. 5 stars
    Thank you for this recipe this is the first time I’ve come across a jerk onion recipe, as jerk chicken is one of my husbands favorite things in the whole world we’ll be trying this very soon.. I’ll let you know how it goes.

  2. This looks and sounds delicious! I shall be trying this with minced chicken and the jerk onions sound like a great accompaniment. Thanks very much for the posting Irene.

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