Pork and apple patties

Ingredients

750 g	Pork mince (Main)
1	Red onion, chopped
3	Granny Smith apples, 1 grated, 2 thinly sliced
5	Gherkins, chopped
⅓ cup	Chives, chopped
1 to taste	Salt & freshly ground pepper
2 Tbsp	Vegetable oil
100 g	Baby spinach
¼ cup	Olive oil
1	Fennel bulb, trimmed and thinly sliced
1 tsp	Dijon mustard
1 Tbsp	White wine vinegar

Directions

1. Place the pork, onion, apple, gherkin, chives, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well to combine.
2. Shape 1/4-cupfuls of the mixture into patties. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat.
3. Cook the patties, in batches, for 3 minutes each side or until cooked through.
4. Place the spinach, extra apple and fennel in a bowl and toss to combine.
5. Place the oil, vinegar and mustard in a bowl and whisk to combine.
6. Serve the patties with the salad and spoon over dressing to serve.

TIPTo thinly slice the apple and fennel quickly and evenly, use a mandolin, available from kitchenware stores.