Guess what I found out today! That directly behind my apartment there are 4 grills and picnic tables for the residents to use! I couldn't see it from any of our windows so I had no idea it was there until I decided to take a walk around our buildings while waiting for the fitness center to open one morning.I can actually have real GRILLED food again! I can't tell you how excited this makes me!
So I'd love to tell you that these burgers were actually grilled, but unfortunately that is not the case. I planned on making something else for dinner tonight and to pick up some charcoal and lighter fluid later in the week. But when I got home, I realized the intended dinner was supposed to have marinaded for 6 hours. I hate when I do that! Instead of running back out to pick up the charcoal and lighter fluid, I decided that we'd just have to have burgers again in the immediate future so we could grill them. Hardly a difficult decision!
Caprese Burgers
Source: Taste of Home Cooking, adapted from Does Not Cook Well With Others
Yield: 6 burgers
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Ingredients:
Directions:
1. Heat your grill or grill pan to high heat.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, basil and garlic powder. Form into 6 patties and refrigerate until ready to cook.
3. Grill each patty for 2-3 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Add a slice of cheese to each burger and cook until melted.
4. Spread the mayo on the hamburger roll. Place the burger on the bottom roll and top with a tomato slice, fresh basil leaves and salt and pepper to taste.
I know caprese salad is a pretty mild salad but for some reason I wasn't expecting the burger to be the same way. I think I needed to use more basil. And my tomato was a little bit too ripe. Even with the mild flavors I did still enjoy the burger, especially the chewiness of the melted mozzarella cheese.
So I'd love to tell you that these burgers were actually grilled, but unfortunately that is not the case. I planned on making something else for dinner tonight and to pick up some charcoal and lighter fluid later in the week. But when I got home, I realized the intended dinner was supposed to have marinaded for 6 hours. I hate when I do that! Instead of running back out to pick up the charcoal and lighter fluid, I decided that we'd just have to have burgers again in the immediate future so we could grill them. Hardly a difficult decision!
Caprese Burgers
Source: Taste of Home Cooking, adapted from Does Not Cook Well With Others
Yield: 6 burgers
Printer Friendly
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 lb. lean ground beef
- 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp. fresh basil, minced
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 6 hamburger rolls, toasted
- 6 slices fresh mozzarella cheese
- 6 slices tomato
- 3-4 tbsp. mayo
- fresh basil leaves
- salt and pepper
Directions:
1. Heat your grill or grill pan to high heat.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, basil and garlic powder. Form into 6 patties and refrigerate until ready to cook.
3. Grill each patty for 2-3 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Add a slice of cheese to each burger and cook until melted.
4. Spread the mayo on the hamburger roll. Place the burger on the bottom roll and top with a tomato slice, fresh basil leaves and salt and pepper to taste.
I know caprese salad is a pretty mild salad but for some reason I wasn't expecting the burger to be the same way. I think I needed to use more basil. And my tomato was a little bit too ripe. Even with the mild flavors I did still enjoy the burger, especially the chewiness of the melted mozzarella cheese.
Yesterday on The Chew they made a caprese style burger. They used sausage and put the cheese and tomato stuff inside and stuffed two patties around it. It looked pretty tasty.
ReplyDeleteI debated on putting the cheese inside the burger. I think I need to try it that way too.
DeleteI love this burger but it's definitely a milder flavor. Hope you enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteI definitely did!
DeleteThese look terrific! I'll definitely be makingi these soon!
ReplyDeleteGrilling perfection! YUM!
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