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Home on the Range Burger
- Yield: 6 burgers
- Prep 30 mins
- Grill 14 mins
- Stand 30 mins
Ingredients
-
1/2
cup
finely chopped Granny Smith apple
-
1/3
cup
finely chopped celery
-
1/3
cup
finely chopped onion
-
1
tablespoon
vegetable oil
-
3
tablespoons
ketchup
-
1
teaspoon
Jamaican jerk seasoning
-
1/4
teaspoon
salt
-
1/4
teaspoon
ground black pepper or cayenne pepper
-
1 1/2
pounds
uncooked ground bison or lean ground beef
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6
slices
Texas toast or 3/4-inch-thick slices rustic Italian bread
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1/4
cup
butter, melted
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Red-tipped leaf lettuce
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Cantaloupe and Strawberry Relish (recipe follows)
Directions
- In a medium saucepan, cook apple, celery and onion in hot oil over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until mixture is tender. Remove from heat; let cool to room temperature.
- In a large bowl, combine apple mixture, ketchup, Jamaican jerk seasoning, salt and black pepper. Add bison; mix well. Shape mixture into six 3/4-inch-thick patties.
- For a charcoal grill: Grill patties on a well-oiled grill rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 14 to 18 minutes or until no longer pink (160 degrees ), turning once halfway through grilling. (For a gas grill: Preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place patties on the well-oiled rack over heat. Cover; grill as above.)
- Place toast on hot grill during the last 2 to 3 minutes or until lightly browned and toasted on both sides. Brush slices on both sides with melted butter.
- Place Texas toast slices on 6 dinner plates. Top with leaf lettuce, burgers and some of the Cantaloupe and Strawberry Relish. Makes 6 burgers.
Cantaloupe and Strawberry Relish
Ingredients
- 1
cup
chopped cantaloupe
- 1
cup
chopped fresh strawberries
- 1/4
cup
finely chopped red onion
- 1/4
cup
finely chopped green sweet pepper
- 2
tablespoons
snipped fresh cilantro
- 1
tablespoon
snipped fresh mint
- 1
teaspoon
finely shredded lemon or lime peel
- 2
tablespoons
lemon or lime juice
Directions
- In a medium bowl, combine chopped cantaloupe, chopped fresh strawberries, finely chopped red onion, finely chopped green sweet pepper,snipped fresh cilantro, snipped fresh mint, finely shredded lemon or lime peel and lemon or lime juice. Toss lightly to coat. Let relish stand at room temperature 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. (Or, cover and store in the refrigerator 4 to 24 hours. Before serving, let relish stand at room temperature about 30 minutes.) Makes about 2 cups.
Nutrition Facts
(Home on the Range Burger)
vit. A (IU) 2478, fiber (g) 3, sugar (g) 10, cal. (kcal) 562, pro. (g) 26, Riboflavin (mg) 0, carb. (g) 35, Niacin (mg) 6, vit. C (mg) 35, Fat, total (g) 36, chol. (mg) 100, Thiamin (mg) 0, sat. fat (g) 14, Monosaturated fat (g) 9, Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 1, iron (mg) 5, Trans fatty acid (g) 1, calcium (mg) 121, Potassium (mg) 584, sodium (mg) 604, Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 2, Folate (µg) 36, Polyunsaturated fat (g) 3