Rachael's Green Garlic Burgers with Mild Provolone and Balsamic Special Sauce
This burger from the June issue of Rachael Ray Every Day gets its delicious flavor from Rach’s fave spring ingredients: green garlic or garlic scapes. Look for green garlic (basically baby garlic) and garlic scapes (curly green garlic shoots) at the farmers’ market. They both have a milder garlic flavor, so if you can’t find them, a few cloves of garlic will do the trick.
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 bulb green garlic (dark-green top trimmed and bulb peeled if large), finely chopped, or 5 to 6 garlic scapes, finely chopped
- ½ cup mixed fresh flat-leaf parsley and mint, chopped
- 1½ pounds ground beef (80% lean) or ground turkey
- Salt and pepper
- About 3 tablespoons grated onion with juices
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 rounded tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 8 slices mild provolone
- ½ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup vegan mayonnaise (I like Sir Kensington’s Fabanaise) or regular mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons balsamic drizzle or aged balsamic vinegar
- 4 sesame seed burger buns (split and toasted, if desired)
- Little Gem lettuce leaves
- Sliced tomato
- Chopped white onion or thinly sliced red onion
In a small skillet, heat the oil, two turns of the pan, over medium. Add the green garlic. Cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in the parsley and mint.
Place the beef in a medium bowl; season with salt and pepper. Mix in the grated onion with juices, the Worcestershire, Dijon, and the green garlic mixture. Form into 4 patties (thinner in the centers for even cooking).
Heat a cast-iron skillet or griddle over medium-high to high. Cook the patties, turning occasionally, for 8 minutes
for beef and 10 minutes for turkey. Top with the cheese during the last minute or two of cooking. Tent the skillet loosely with foil to melt the cheese.
In a small bowl, whisk
the ketchup, mayonnaise,
and balsamic drizzle for the
balsamic special sauce.
Top the bun bottoms with the cheeseburgers, lettuce, tomato, onion, balsamic special sauce, and bun tops.
From Rachael Ray Every Day, June 2018.