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Queso Bacon Burgers with Avocado Salsa
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Burgers are awesome.
These burgers are even awesomer. (Awesomer is my new word that is not actually a word)
Burgers encased with bacon & roasted jalapenos, dripping with a queso cheese sauce & loaded with an avocado salsa.
Can I offer you a napkin to wipe the drool from your chin?
In a skillet (cast iron
if you have one), cook the jalapenos in a little bit of oil until softened & charred. Transfer to a bowl, cover, & let cool slightly. Remove & discard the skin, stem, & seeds – and finely chop the chiles.
if you have one), cook the jalapenos in a little bit of oil until softened & charred. Transfer to a bowl, cover, & let cool slightly. Remove & discard the skin, stem, & seeds – and finely chop the chiles.
Fry the bacon until crispy & reserve 1 tablespoon of bacon fat.
In a large bowl, combine the reserved bacon fat, half of the chopped chiles, & crumbled bacon. Then mix in the ground beef. Form into 6 patties & season with salt & pepper.
In a medium bowl, combine the crumbled queso fresco, mayo, buttermilk, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, & the remaining chiles. Season with salt & pepper – refrigerate.
In another bowl, toss together the sliced avocados, onion, cilantro, & remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Set aside.
Grill the burgers, turning once, for about 10 minutes for medium rare – longer if you like them more well done. Just before the burgers are done, toast the buns on the grill (or skillet) for about a minute.
Place a burger on each bun bottom, top with some avocado salsa & queso fresco dressing – and finish with the top half of the bun.
Queso Bacon Burgers with Avocado Salsa
Ingredients
- 6 jalapenos
- 3/4 pound of bacon
- 3 pounds ground chuck
- 1 cup crumbled queso fresco
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 avocados pitted & thinly sliced
- 1 bunch cilantro chopped
- 1/2 onion thinly sliced
- hamburger buns
Instructions
- In a skillet, cook the jalapenos in a little bit of oil until softened & charred. Transfer to a bowl, cover, & let cool slightly. Remove & discard the skin, stem, & seeds - and finely chop the chiles.
- Fry the bacon until crispy & reserve 1 tablespoon of bacon fat.
- In a large bowl, combine the reserved bacon fat, half of the chopped chiles, & crumbled bacon. Then mix in the ground beef. Form into 6 patties & season with salt & pepper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the crumbled queso fresco, mayo, buttermilk, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, & the remaining chiles. Season with salt & pepper - refrigerate.
- In another bowl, toss together the sliced avocados, onion, cilantro, & remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Set aside.
- Grill the burgers, turning once, for about 10 minutes for medium rare - longer if you like them more well done. Just before the burgers are done, toast the buns on the grill (or skillet) for about a minute.
- Place a burger on each bun bottom, top with some avocado salsa & queso fresco dressing - and finish with the top half of the bun.
That is the perfect burger as far as I am concerned. Looks so delicious. Great recipe and pictures. Come over and visit us today. We have a wonderful chilled summer soup recipe and a give away from the Fairy Hobmother.
Yummy! My husband would LOVE this! Thanks for linking up to this week’s Catch a Glimpse party!
Hi Crystal,
That is an awesome burger. We would just love that burger here, it looks soooooo good! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and come back soon. Have a great week end!
Miz Helen
Oh my yumminess! I am so pinning this! I am also pinning a few others! I am a new follower! I would love it if you would follow back and become my newest follower!
Thanks!
Kirsten
http://www.mushkiloves.blogspot.com