Queso Bacon Burgers with Avocado Salsa

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.

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Queso Bacon Burgers with Avocado Salsa

Author Mrs Happy Homemaker

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.