Opa! Burgers - (winning Alternative Burger)

Recipe courtesy Elizabeth Bennett, Mill Creek, Washington

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Total Time:
55 min
Prep
45 min
Cook
10 min
Yield:
6 burgers
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

For the mayonnaise/cheese mixture:

For the patties:

  • 1 cup Shiraz (recommended: Sutter Home)
  • 1/2-ounce dried porcini mushrooms
  • 2 pounds ground lamb
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing grill rack (recommended: Colavita)
  • 6 Italian-style bolo rolls or other rustic buns, split
  • 12 thin slices sopressata, Italian salami variety
  • 1 cup loosely packed baby spinach leaves
  • 6 large tomato slices

Directions

Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill with a cover, or preheat a gas grill to medium-high.

For the mayonnaise-cheese mixture:

Combine the mayonnaise and roasted peppers in a small bowl and mix well. Cover and chill until ready to use.

In a separate small bowl, mash the cheese with a fork. Stir in the olives; set aside.

For the patties:

Pour the wine into a small, heavy fire-proof saucepan and heat on the grill until the wine begins to simmer. Remove from the heat and add the dried mushrooms, stirring with a fork to ensure that all the mushrooms are moistened. Set the mushrooms aside to reconstitute for at least 30 minutes.

Gently squeeze the excess liquid from the reconstituted mushrooms and chop, using a chef's knife. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the lamb, garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Form into 6 equal patties in the shape of the rolls.

When the grill is ready, brush the grill rack with oil. Place the patties on the grill, cover, and cook for 4 minutes. With a spatula, turn the patties over, and cook an additional 4 minutes, or until done to preference. During the last few minutes of grilling, place the rolls, cut side down, on outer edges of grill to lightly toast.

To assemble the burgers, spread the mayonnaise mixture over the bottom roll halves and the cheese mixture over the top halves. Layer the bottom rolls with the patties, sopressata, spinach leaves, tomato slices, and roll tops.

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  • on February 28, 2009

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    Wow. Moist, flavorful, easy, and fun to eat. Don't change anything. Find some great ciabatta rolls and enjoy. We did.

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  • on June 11, 2007

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    Great flavor. Quick to make (other than soaking the mushrooms for 30 min.. DELICIOUS!

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  • on May 30, 2007

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    Saw this win the alternative burger and felt that I had to make it. I thought that the sopresetta was a strange ingredient, but it truly made the burger. I am not sure that the taste of the porcini came through enough. I added plain yogurt to the cheese mixture and some mint to the burger. I also used fresh, thick pita instead of ciabatta. Be sure to cut the burger in half before serving to release some of the liquid, or the pita will get too moist. This is a great recipe and was relatively easy to make.

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