Pork Sliders With Smashed Avocado

• 8 (1-ounce) whole-wheat slider buns, halved crosswise
• Cooking spray
• 12 ounces extra-lean ground pork
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (about 1/2 cup)
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 ripe peeled avocado
• 2 small ripe tomatoes, sliced
• 8 small Bibb lettuce leaves

1. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Lightly coat cut sides of buns with cooking spray. Place buns, cut sides down, in pan; cook 1 minute or until lightly toasted.
2. Combine pork, parsley, salt, and garlic powder in a medium bowl, gently mixing with hands. Divide mixture into 8 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/4-inch-thick patty. Lightly coat both sides of patties with cooking spray. Arrange patties in pan coated with cooking spray; cook 2 minutes. Turn patties over; top patties evenly with cheese. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese melts.
3. Combine lemon juice and avocado in a bowl; mash avocado with a fork, and stir to combine. Spread avocado mixture evenly over bottom halves of buns. Place 1 patty on each bottom bun. Top each with 1 tomato slice and 1 lettuce leaf. Top with top halves of buns. Serve immediately.

buns, cooking spray, extralean ground pork, parsley, kosher salt, garlic, cheese, lemon juice, avocado, tomatoes, bibb lettuce leaves

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pork-sliders-smashed-avocado (may not work)