Once the sun comes out, the cover comes off the grill and it’s time to get busy. We may not be in the complete summer sunshine yet, but if it’s sunny, it’s a great reason to make burgers for the whole family.
We like to make everything from scratch, so we start with the freshest and healthiest ingredients we can find and go from there. Here’s a burger I created the other day that we enjoyed. A lot. As in, they were all gone very quickly. We start with grass-fed ground beef, doing our best to stay as close to organic as possible. It costs more, but the quality is worth it. I put together a little marinade to let it soak in overnight before getting it ready for grilling.
A few simple ingredients went into the marinade:
Garlic Salt, Kinder’s Brown Sugar BBQ Rub, Worcestershire Sauce, & BBQ Sauce.
To give the burgers a bit of consistency, you can use anything from almond flour to breadcrumbs. We’ve been using this recently, and the added flavor plus the additional superfoods really make the burgers taste great. Sadly, this particular one is no longer available, but similar ingredients will work just as well. Mix them together with the ground beef and you are good to go!
Find something like this that isn’t too seed-heavy.
It will taste better than it looks right now.
Make sure you’ve pre-heated your grill to a nice warm temperature and then you are ready to grill. I do like to use PAM’s Grill Spray, as it helps the burgers not stick, but that is a personal preference. The superfood mix gives these burgers a greenish-hue, but it’s okay. It’s all natural! (And you won’t see it while you’re chewing it. That’s what we tell the kids.)
Flattened a bit with the bottom of a plate.
Ready to cook–a bit more of that BBQ rub on top for good measure.
Grilling time depends on your grill, so watch them carefully, and when you’re ready, just a few moments before serving, add some cheese. If that’s what you like. Don’t add it if your family has issues with dairy, doesn’t like cheesburgers, or hates melted cheese.
Also, shredded cheese does melt a little bit better and faster than giant slices, so keep that in mind. This adds just a touch of flavor and keeps the burger from being overwhelmed by it.
Whether you like your burgers on buns or served with a salad, make sure you have everything ready pretty quickly when the burgers are ready. They will taste better hot off the grill. We use butter lettuce to make lettuce wraps for our burgers. Today we added some sweet potato fries for additional somewhat-heathy yumminess. This burger tasted great!
Seriously, this was so good.
We have lots more ideas to share as we get ready for more sunshine eating. What are some of your favorite recipes for burgers? What’s a family favorite for outdoor eating? Share them in the comments!
