Name: Juicy Grilled Burgers with Blue Cheese and Avocado
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 pounds regular ground beef; 1 pound sweet Italian pork sausage; 3 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 1/4 cup white onion (very finely minced or grated); 4 cloves garlic (very finely minced or grated); 3 Tablespoons fresh rosemary (stems removed and leaves finely minced); Salt and black pepper (to taste); lettuce; tomato slices; blue cheese; sliced avocado; bacon

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Spices, onion, and high-fat ground beef pair with avocado, creamy blue cheese, and bacon to make mouthwatering Juicy Grilled Burgers with Blue Cheese and Avocado.

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Ingredients

regular ground beef
sweet Italian pork sausage
Worcestershire sauce
white onion
garlic
fresh rosemary
lettuce
tomato slices
blue cheese
sliced avocado
bacon

What’s the story?

There are two things you need for super juicy, flavorful grilled burgers: Fat and seasonings.

For the best tasting burgers, choose ground meat with a higher fat content.

For example, pick regular ground beef instead of ground chuck, ground round or ground sirloin.

If the package labeling doesn’t clearly indicate what you are buying, don’t be afraid to ask the person behind the meat counter to point you in the right direction.

On its own, ground beef doesn’t have much flavor, so it is important to add additional seasoning.

For this recipe, a combination of sweet Italian pork sausage, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, onion, garlic and fresh rosemary are used to pack a lot of flavor into each bite.

As an added bonus, the Worcestershire sauce and onion increase the juiciness of the burger without adding a lot of extra fat.

This recipe doesn’t specifically call for bacon, but it is a wonderful addition to the blue cheese and avocado.

Any burger can be made better with bacon.

Can I use a different cheese?

Of course!

You could also experiment with different types of blue cheese. Stilton, Gorgonzola, Danish Blue, Roquefort …

Absolutely, totally, substitute your favourite cheese if you don’t want a blue. In fact, if you have a penicillin allergy, please, please, please use a different cheese.

I’ll say it again for those in the back.

USE A DIFFERENT CHEESE IF YOU’RE ALLERGIC TO PENICILLIN!

As for choosing a cheese – go wild. There are thousands of cheeses, and many of them would be amazing on this burger. if you’re worried about a strong taste, choose a Danish Blue.

Just do yourself a favour and get a good quality cheese.

How about a step-by-step?

Add all ingredients to a large glass bowl and combine thoroughly. Make sure both types of meat and all seasonings are completely incorporated throughout the mixture.

Divide meat mixture into 8 equal parts and shape each part into ¾ inch thick patties.

Spices, onion, and high fat ground beef pair with avocado, creamy blue cheese, and bacon to make a mouthwatering burger. — blue cheese burgers

Place patties on a lined tray and use your thumb to create an indent in the middle to keep them from puffing up while cooking.

Cook patties over direct, high heat on your grill for 8 – 10 minutes. Final cooking time will depend on desired level of doneness and how thick you make each patty.

If topping with soft, sliced cheese, add slices about one minute before cooking is complete. If using a harder, chunky cheese, such as blue cheese, move burgers to indirect heat 2-3 minutes before they are done. Top with blue cheese and close lid to allow cheese to melt completely.

Serve on toasted buns with lettuce, tomato, slices of avocado and bacon, if desired – or top with your favorite condiments, instead.