Main Meals

Smash burger with pickles

By
06 December 2000
4
Easy
10 minutes
15 minutes

Two thin, caramelised smashed patties topped with melted mature Cheddar, tangy pickles, pickled red onions, and a creamy Dijon mayo on toasted buttery burger rolls – this is the ultimate burger night.

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Ingredients

Method
  • 1 x 8 pack Woolworths Smash patties
  • sea salt, to taste
  • freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1 x 135 g Woolworths Cheddar cheese slices
  • 1 x 4 Woolworths pack ultimate burger rolls, halved and buttered
  • 6 T Woolworths Extremely Creamy Mayonnaise
  • 2 T Woolworths Dijon mustard
  • TO SERVE:

  • lettuce, shredded
  • tomato, sliced
  • pickled red onions, finely diced
  • pickles, finely diced

Method

Ingredients

1. Heat a large cast-iron pan over high heat until very hot. Place 4 patties in the hot pan, leaving space between each. Using a heavy spatula or burger press, firmly smash each patty flat. Season with salt and pepper. Cook the patties for 2–3 minutes until the edges are deeply caramelised and crisp. Flip each patty and immediately place a Cheddar cheese slice on top so it begins to melt. Stack a second patty on top of each cheese-topped patty, then cook for a further 2 minutes until the cheese is fully melted and the second patty is caramelised.

2. While the patties cook, place the buttered burger roll halves cut-side down in a separate pan until golden and toasted.

3. Mix together the mayonnaise and Dijon mustard and then spread a generous spoonful of the Dijon mayo on the cut side of each toasted roll half.

4. To assemble, place the lettuce on the bottom half of each roll, followed by the double-stacked patties. Scatter the pickled red onions and pickles over the top, add the top half of the roll, and serve immediately.

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Photographer: Jan Ras
Food assistant: Bianca Jones

Marcelle van Rooyen

Recipe by: Marcelle van Rooyen

Marcelle van Rooyen is a Stellenbosch-born, Cape Town-based food stylist and producer with a background in classical cheffing from Silwood. She’s worked on everything from cookbooks and commercials to TV shows like The Taste Master SA and Ultimate Braai Master. Her style is all about thoughtful detail, beautiful food, and big flavour. With local roots and global experience, she brings creativity and calm to every shoot.

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