Grilled mozzarella cheeseburgers with dried tomato and arugu
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | large | Red onion |
| 2 | pounds | Ground beef |
| ¾ | cup | Dried tomato and arugula pesto; or to taste |
| 6 | ounces | Mozzarella; cut into 6 slices |
| Olive oil for brushing onion | ||
| 6 | Hamburger buns; grilled lightly if | |
| ; desired | ||
| 1½ | cup | Packed arugula; washed well and |
| ; spun dry | ||
| ⅓ | cup | Drained bottled dried tomatoes packed in |
| ; oil | ||
| ¼ | cup | Olive oil |
| 3 | tablespoons | Freshly grated Parmesan |
| 2 | tablespoons | Pine nuts; toasted golden and |
| ; cooled | ||
| 1 | large | Garlic clove; chopped and mashed |
| ; to a paste with 1/2 | ||
| ; teaspoon salt | ||
| A pinch sugar | ||
Directions
FOR THE PESTO
To make the cheeseburgers:
Prepare grill.
Cut six ¼-inch-thick slices from center of onion and reserve. Divide beef into 6 portions. Form indentation in each portion and spoon rounded teaspoon pesto into each indentation. Form beef portions into six ¾-inch-thick patties, enclosing pesto completely. Grill patties on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 5 minutes. Turn burgers and grill 3 minutes more. Top burgers with mozzarella and grill 2 minutes more, or until just cooked through. Transfer burgers to a platter and let stand while grilling onion. Brush onion on both sides with oil and grill until softened and browned, about 3 minutes on each side.
Spread pesto on both sides of buns and make sandwiches with onion and burgers.
To make the pesto:
In a food processor blend together all ingredients with salt and pepper to taste until smooth. Pesto keeps, surface covered with plastic wrap, chilled, 1 week. Makes about 1 cup.
Serves 6.
Gourmet August 1995
Converted by MC_Buster.
Per serving: 4192 Calories (kcal); 317g Total Fat; (68% calories from fat); 179g Protein; 147g Carbohydrate; 772mg Cholesterol; 2068mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 8½ Grain(Starch); 22 ½ Lean Meat; 2 ½ Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 51 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.