Just in time for summer barbecues! Nice topped with applewood-smoked bacon (to make up for the lean hamburger meat), avocado, lettuce and tomato.
Basil has been described as the tomato herb. I just got a new plant for my garden and took a few leaves off for this burger creation. Did you know you can take leaves off your basil plant and it will keep growing as long as you leave the bottom two leaves?
Combine in a bowl:
¼ cup diced basil
¼ cup diced onion
2 lg mushrooms, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
½ large Roma tomato, diced (¼ cup)
1/4 tsp. minced rosemary
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes (several shakes)
about 3 grinds of black pepper
a few shakes of sumac
½ tsp salt
Fold 1 lb lean hamburger into all ingredients except salt. Form 4 patties. Salt top and bottom. Grill on medium-high until desired doneness. Turn often for optimum cooking.
Have leftover burgers? Put them in spaghetti sauce for a quick and easy meal. If you made the barbecued eggplant, you can add leftovers to the spaghetti sauce too. I added a little fresh basil and oregano to the jarred sauce for extra flavor.
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UMMMM…..this sounds SO good, cousin Rozy! I’m going to try this! And no, I didn’t know about the secret of the basil plant. Going to buy one today!
Just made these tonight and they were great! Thanks for the cool recipe!