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    Sirloin Burgers with Balsamic Mayo


    Source of Recipe


    Recipe Circus: Cooking Monster

    Recipe Introduction


    From: Rachael Ray from Food Network "30 minute meals"

    List of Ingredients




    -1/4 cup chopped onion
    -1 1/3 pounds ground sirloin, 90 percent lean
    -1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, eyeball the amount
    -Steak Seasoning Blend or, coarse salt and pepper, preferred brand McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning
    -Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling plus 1 tablespoon, 1 turn of the pan in a slow stream
    -4 crusty rolls, split
    -4 portobello mushrooms, thinly sliced
    -Coarse salt and pepper
    -4 slices Swiss cheese
    -3 tablespoons aged Balsamic vinegar, eyeball the amount
    -1/2 cup mayonnaise or reduced fat mayonnaise
    -Coarse black pepper
    -1/4 pound baby spinach
    -2 vine ripe tomatoes, sliced
    -2 scallions, chopped
    -4 romaine leaves, optional


    Recipe



    -Preheat grill pan or large nonstick skillet
    -Saute onions in a small pan over moderate heat for 3 to 5 minutes until tender.
    -Combine meat with Worcestershire sauce, Sauteed onion and steak seasoning blend or salt and pepper.
    -Form 4 large patties.
    -Drizzle patties with a touch of extra-virgin olive oil.
    -Quick toast your split rolls, then add burgers to grill pan or skillet.
    -Grill or pan-fry burgers 4 to 5 minutes on each side for medium well doneness.
    -Heat a small to medium nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
    -Add a little oil and mushrooms.
    -Season mushrooms with a little salt and pepper and saute until just tender, about 3 to 5 minutes.
    -Remove from heat.
    -Pile mushrooms on top of burgers just before you are ready to take them off the grill or out of the pan.
    -Fold each Swiss cheese slice in half and rest on top of mushrooms.
    -Place a loose tin foil tent over the burgers and turn heat off under pan or grill.
    -Allow the cheese to begin to melt down over mushroom and burgers, about 2 to 3 minutes.
    -Combine balsamic, mayonnaise and coarse cracked black pepper in a small dish.
    -To assemble, place burgers with mushrooms and Swiss cheese on bun bottom.
    -Slather tops of buns with Balsamic black pepper mayonnaise and baby spinach.
    -Set burger tops in place and serve with sliced vine ripe tomatoes, drizzled with oil, seasoned with salt and pepper and garnished with scallions.
    -Pile onion rings and a dollop of dipping sauce along side.

 

 

 


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