Leek and Lentil soup with Melba Toast Burger & Garden Salad Leek and Lentil soup with Melba Toast N5 HPC

Learning Intentions To consolidate the process of grilling To consolidate the use of cutting and process of blending

Recipe Burger 75g mince ½ onion 5ml chopped coriander Garden Salad 1 egg yolk – between 2 Seasoning 5ml olive oil Wash hands Place mince in small bowl Finely dice onion and add to mince Chop coriander and add Season well and add olive oil Mix ingredients together with your hand and shape into a burger (Pattie) Preheat your grill to high Line your grill pan and place burger onto it Grill until browned (approx. 8 minutes each side) and then check the centre is cooked thoroughly Slice burger bun & place cooked burger into roll. Keep warm and make salad Garden Salad Piece cucumber 1 tomato Handful lettuce ¼ red onion 10ml olive oil 5ml lemon juice Salt & pepper Wash and pat dry cucumber, tomato and lettuce Shred lettuce finely Slice tomato, red onion and cucumber thinly Carefully mix together olive oil, lemon juice and seasoning Add all salad ingredients into the bowl and toss together to coat in the dressing Serve on your burger or on the side

Recipe ½ leek 1 carrot ½ onion 25g lentils 500ml ham stock 1 slice white bread Put ham stock on to boil Dice carrot and onion. Slice leek thinly Add vegetable to boiling stock and stir gently Add lentils. Turn down to simmer for 20 minutes Wash up Preheat grill to medium Grill bread until golden on both sides Remove crusts and carefully slice in two through the middle to form two thinner slices Rub off loose crumbs on untoasted sides and place back under the grill until browned – keep an eye on this! Remove soup from heat and blend carefully. Taste and season Place into container/flask Serve with melba toast Wash grill pan

Success Criteria Were you confidently able to test the burger for readiness? What safety precautions did you need to take when grilling - discuss Discuss with your partner the importance of cooking meat correctly and share your answers with the rest of the class

Success Criteria Can you now carry out the practical knife skills without any help from the teacher? If so, remember to fill in your log book! Are you confident with tasting and seasoning? How can you improve on this if not? E.g. trying a wider variety of foods/tastes/textures to become familiar with them