Name: Home on the Range Burger
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 74 min
Yield: 6 burgers
Ingredients: ½ cup finely chopped Granny Smith apple; ⅓ cup finely chopped celery; ⅓ cup finely chopped onion; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 3 tablespoons ketchup; 1 teaspoon Jamaican jerk seasoning; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper or cayenne pepper; 1 ½ pounds uncooked ground bison or lean ground beef; 6 slices Texas toast or 3/4-inch-thick slices rustic Italian bread; ¼ cup butter, melted; Red-tipped leaf lettuce; Cantaloupe and Strawberry Relish (recipe follows)

Directions

Step 1

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.

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Step 2

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:

Step 3

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°), 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.)
Step 4

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.
Step 5

Place Texas toast slices on 6 dinner plates. Top with leaf lettuce, burgers and some of the Cantaloupe and Strawberry Relish. Makes 6 burgers.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

562 calories; fat 36g; cholesterol 100mg; saturated fat 14g; carbohydrates 35g; mono fat 9g; poly fat 3g; trans fatty acid 1g; insoluble fiber 3g; sugars 10g; protein 26g; vitamin a 2478.1IU; vitamin c 34.8mg; thiamin 0.2mg; riboflavin 0.3mg; niacin equivalents 6.1mg; vitamin b6 0.5mg; folate 36.3mcg; vitamin b12 2.1mcg; sodium 604mg; potassium 584mg; calcium 121.2mg; iron 5mg.

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