The Caprese Burger
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4 cups packed basil leaves (about 4 oz.), plus 8 large leaves for serving
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut into 8 slices
- 2 large tomatoes, sliced
- Assorted toppings (optional):
- Prepare burgers as recipe directs and refrigerate patties until ready to cook.
- Place pine nuts and garlic in a food processor. Add oil; pulse to chop. Add 4 cups basil, Parmesan and salt. Process until finely chopped, stopping and scraping sides of bowl once or twice. (Makes 3/4 cup pesto.)
- Grill or broil burgers as recipe directs. Top with mozzarella during last minute of cooking time.
- Spread buns with pesto. Place burgers on buns and serve topped with a slice of tomato and a large basil leaf and assorted toppings, if desired.
nuts, garlic, olive oil, basil, parmesan, salt, mozzarella, tomatoes, toppings
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/caprese-burger (may not work)