grilled pico burgers
We have a lot of fresh vegetables growing in our garden, and we're enjoying coming up with new ways to eat them. This was something we came up with after having leftover pico from fajitas. We mixed the pico with ground beef and it was tasty, but the burgers were falling apart because the tomato chunks were too big and not sticking in the patties. The flavor was all there so we gave it another try with a plan - mince those veggies as small as possible. The results were fantastic. I can't even imagine why we didn't try this before now! Plain burgers will never be enough in this house again!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
For those that like food with Mexican flavor, these burgers are for you. They're packed with flavor. The patties are filled with pico de gallo veggies and spices. This delicious grilled burger is truly unique and we loved the bits of avocado and sour cream. They tone the heat down a bit. Top with salsa and you have a gourmet burger prepared at home.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup minced red onion
- 1/2 cup minced red tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce, I used Cholula chili lime hot sauce
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef for burgers
- 6 to 8 slices Monterey jack cheese
- - sliced avocado
- - sour cream
- - burger buns
- salsa
How To Make grilled pico burgers
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Step 1Finely mince the tomatoes and onions. Chop the cilantro. Add to a stand mixer with the ground beef, onions, tomatoes, cumin, peppers, hot sauce, cilantro, and garlic. -
Step 2I used my mixer to make the burger mixture.
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Step 3Then form into patties.
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Step 4Hubby grilled them for 7 to 10 minutes on each side.
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Step 5Top them with the Monterey jack cheese.
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Step 6We put them on burger rolls and topped them with avocado and sour cream.
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Step 7Hubby topped his with diced fresh jalapenos from the garden. I put a little salsa on mine.
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