italian burgers with tomato slaw

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 3/4 pound hot italian ground sausage
• 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup red onions, finely chopped
• 2 large cloves garlic, pressed
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon ground himalayan sea salt, or to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste (i always use mixed peppercorns)
• 8 slices provolone cheese
• 4 large hamburger buns
• TOMATO SLAW
• 1 large roma tomato, washed, seeded and finely diced
• 1 large pepperoncini pepper, seeded and finely diced
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chiffonade
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon good quality balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground himalayan sea salt, or to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste (i always use mixed peppercorns)