Sausage smash burgers with jammy tomatoes

Name: Sausage smash burgers with jammy tomatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 100 g cherry vine tomatoes, halved; 2 sprig/s oregano, leaves only, roughly chopped; 3 sprig/s thyme, leaves only; 1½ tbsp Vegetable oil; 1 tsp caster sugar; 4 pork sausages; 30 g Stilton, crumbled (optional); 2 brioche burger buns, halved; 6 small cocktail gherkins, or a few larger burger pickles, thinly sliced

Succulent sausage smash burgers with sweet jammy tomatoes - perfect for summer barbecues.

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Serves2
CourseMain meal
Prepare15 mins
Cook20 mins
Total time35 mins

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Ingredients

100g cherry vine tomatoes, halved
2 sprig/s oregano, leaves only, roughly chopped
3 sprig/s thyme, leaves only
1½ tbsp Vegetable oil
1 tsp caster sugar
4 pork sausages
30g Stilton, crumbled (optional)
2 brioche burger buns, halved
6 small cocktail gherkins, or a few larger burger pickles, thinly sliced

Method

Put the tomatoes in a small pan with the herbs, chilli flakes and ½ tbsp oil. Season generously, then sizzle briefly over a medium heat until the tomatoes begin to release a little juice. Add the sugar and 2 tbsp water, then part-cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes, until the tomatoes are collapsing and juicy.
Start preparing the burgers when the tomatoes are halfway through their cooking time. Roll the sausage meat into two balls. Heat the remaining 1 tbsp oil in a nonstick frying pan or griddle over a medium heat.
When very hot, add the sausage meat then, using a fish slice, press down hard to squash each ball to a thin, flat burger with rough-hewn edges. Sear for 5-7 minutes on each side until crusted, thoroughly cooked and no pink meat remains. Top with the Stilton, if using.
Warm the buns in a low oven while the burgers cook. To assemble, squirt the bottom bun halves with mustard, add the pickles, then top with the burger and finally the jammy tomatoes.