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Guacamole Burger
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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