Costa Frico Chorizo Burgers w/ Cantaloupe Salsa
By
Teresa Smith
@sleeveless
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This burger is all about texture and Latin American flavors! The spicy Chicken/Chorizo patties get cooled off with a Cantaloupe lime salsa and creamy avocado slices. Then your palette wakes up again with the tangy crunch of Parmesan Frico chips! When I serve this at parties, everyone raves it's a fiesta in your mouth!
Ingredients
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1 clovegarlic, crushed
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2 Tbspextra virgin olive oil
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12 Tbspfreshly shredded parmesan cheese (about ¾ cup)
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1 cdiced cantaloupe
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1/2 cdiced red bell pepper
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1/2 cdiced jicama
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1/4 cchopped green onion
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1/4 cmixed fresh herbs (i.e. cilantro, basil, italian parsley) rough chopped
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1/8-1/4 tspred pepper flakes
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2 Tbspplus 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice, divided
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1/4 tspcoarse salt
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1 1/4 lbground chicken
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3/4 lbspicy chorizo sausage, raw, casing removed
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1avocado, halved lengthwise, pitted
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6bakery-fresh hamburger rolls (i.e. sourdough, seeded, or dutch crunch)
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6 slicejalapeno or pepper jack cheese
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6 mediumbuttercrunch or romaine lettuce leaves
How to Make Costa Frico Chorizo Burgers w/ Cantaloupe Salsa
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine crushed garlic and olive oil in small bowl; reserve.
- Line a sided baking sheet with parchment paper. For Frico chips, place 12 level tablespoons of cheese onto lined sheet, spacing about 1 inch apart. Pat down to form flat, circles about 2 ½ “ diameter . Place baking sheet in center of oven and bake 6 to 9 minutes ; remove crisps when they become lacy and light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes and transfer to paper towels.
- Preheat gas grill to medium high.
In medium bowl, combine cantaloupe, bell pepper, jicama, onion, herbs, pepper flakes, 2 tablespoons lime juice and salt; taste and adjust seasoning. (If prepared ahead, refrigerate until ready to use). - Make 9 lengthwise cuts into each avocado half and sprinkle tops with 2 teaspoons lime juice. Cover with plastic wrap; set aside.
- Combine chicken and chorizo in large bowl, using hands, mix gently and shape into 6 patties to fit rolls.
Brush the grill rack with vegetable oil. Place the patties on the rack, cover, and cook, turning once, until the juices run clear, 6 to 8 minutes per side. During the last 2-3 minutes of cooking time, top patties with a slice of pepper jack cheese; cover until melted. - Brush cut sides of rolls with reserved garlic –oil and toast lightly on outer edges of grill.
- When ready to assemble, top each bottom roll with a lettuce leaf, cheese-topped patty, some cantaloupe salsa, 3 slices avocado, and 2 frico chips and close with roll tops. Garnish with herb sprigs, lime wedges and extra frico chips, you may have made, if desired.
