Blue-Cheese Burgers
- Burgers:
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 shallot, finely minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 3 ounces blue cheese
- 8 hamburger buns
- 8 small lettuce leaves
- 8 thin slices tomato
- 8 thin slices red onion
- Sauce:
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup ranch dressing
- 2 tablespoons chopped pickle
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- Make burgers: In a large bowl, combine beef, parsley, shallot, salt, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce and cayenne. Using your fingers, mix gently but thoroughly. Divide meat mixture into 16 disks. Portion cheese into 8 small disks and place in the center of 8 hamburger disks. Top with remaining hamburger disks, pressing to seal.
- Make sauce: In a bowl, combine ketchup, dressing, pickle and hot sauce. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
- Preheat grill to medium. Grill hamburgers for about 7 minutes (for medium-rare), turning once. Remove from heat and let rest for 2 minutes. Grill buns, cut sides down, for 30 seconds.
- Serve burgers on buns with sauce, lettuce, tomato and onion.
burgers, ground beef, parsley, shallot, salt, garlic, worcestershire sauce, cayenne, blue cheese, buns, tomato, red onion, ketchup, ranch dressing, pickle, hot sauce
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/blue-cheese-burgers (may not work)