My favorite international food by far, is Mexican. The cheese, the jalapenos, the mariachis… its pretty amazing. So, of course, the idea of a burger inspired by some of my fav Mexican flavors sounded like a great match. The guacamole added to the burger gives it a clean, fresh taste and is a perfect balance to the spiciness and heat of the burger.
Tex Mex Burgers with Guacamole
Spicy guacamole is a great topping on this burger. Fresh, cool taste with a kick of heat.
Ingredients
Burgers:
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 large tomato
- 4 onion rolls
- 1 pound 85/15 ground beef
- 1/2 sweet onion chopped
- 4 ounces green chiles hot or mild - whatever you can handle
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
- 1/2 cup pepper jack cheese shredded
Guacamole:
- 2 large avocados
- 3 red onion chopped fine
- 1 jalapeno deseeded
- juice of 1/2 lime
- 4 tablespoon cilantro chopped
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- To prepare guacamole:
- Dice avocado and add to mixing bowl
- Add jalapeno, cilantro and red onion
- Mash together to desired texture
- Mix in lime juice
- Add salt & pepper to taste
Making the Burgers:
- Heat chopped sweet onion in a pan until tender and set aside to cool
- Shred monteray jack cheese & drain green chiles
- Add cheese, chiles, onion and spices to ground beef and mix gentlly
- Form ground beef mixture into 4 patties
- Lighlty brush burgers with olive oil
- Grill burgers over medium high heat for 8-10 minutes turning once
- Lightly toast buns if desired (roughly 1 minute)
- Assemble burgers with mayonnaise on bottom, followed by a slice of tomato, the burger and top with guacamole
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