Lola Berry's Aussie beef burger on a paleo bun recipe

This is a bit more of a hearty meal but everyone I make it for loves it – it's an Aussie classic, but loads healthier. You can go without the paleo bun, but the burger and bun is a perfect combo. I'd better warn you – these burgers are really filling!

Paleo buns

100g butter, melted

150g almond meal

2 tsp gluten-free baking powder

6 eggs, beaten

Beef patties

300g beef mince (to make 2 × 150g patties)

¼ red onion, finely diced

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

1 garlic clove, diced

salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Fillings

1 avocado, cut into thin slices

1 raw beetroot, grated

handful of mesclun salad mix (or any salad greens you prefer)

fresh or fried pineapple (optional)

1 large tomato, cut into discs

Lime and chilli aioli

40g cashews, soaked for 2-6 hours or overnight, then rinsed

60ml water

juice and zest of 1 lime

¼ red chilli, finely chopped (use more if it's not too hot for your tastebuds)

½ tsp salt flakes

1. For the paleo buns, preheat the oven to 180C.

2. Put the melted butter, almond meal and baking powder in a bowl, add the whisked eggs and mix well. Put the batter into hamburger moulds or muffin moulds and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until puffed and golden.

3. Turn them out on to a rack to cool.

4. For the patties, put the beef, onion, mustard, garlic and seasoning in a bowl and mix everything together. Shape into two equal-sized patties about 1.5 centimetres thick.

5. Pour the olive oil into a frying pan over a medium-high heat, pop the patties in, and cook for about 4-5 minutes, then flip them over and cook the other side for another 2 minutes. Set them aside to rest on a plate. You want to collect the juices – that's where there's loads of flavour.

6. To make the lime and chilli aioli, put everything in a blender and give it a whizz.

7. Cut the buns in half, pop some avo on the bottom layers, then a layer of grated beetroot, then place a patty on each. Add the salad greens, and then – if you're having it – add a pineapple slice (see tip) and the tomato. Finally, spread lime and chilli aioli on the top half of your bun. Pop the top on and there you have it – an epic Aussie burger with a paleo bun.

Serves 2

TIP: You can use the pineapple raw or, if you want it sweeter, heat a tablespoon of coconut oil in a frying pan and cook your pineapple slices on a medium heat for about 2 minutes. Don't use canned pineapple because it's often loaded with sugar.