Name: Italian Pesto Beef Burger
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 ½ lb (750 g) Lean Ground Beef Sirloin, Round or Chuck or Lean Ground Beef; ½ cup (125 mL) freshly grated Parmesan cheese; ¼ cup (50 mL) EACH dry bread crumbs and basil pesto; ½ tsp (2 mL) pepper; ¼ cup (1 mL) salt; 4 4 inch (11cm) Calabrese buns, cut in half horizontally; Romaine lettuce leaves; 3 oz (75 g) crumbled Gorgonzola; 1 roasted red pepper, sliced

Italian Pesto Beef Burger

Prep Time: 20m

Cook Time: 15m

Total Time: 35m

Servings: 4

For best results with this recipe, use a thick pesto for these moist, basil-and garlic-spiked beef burgers. Handle them gently when turning them on the grill.

Ingredients

1 ½ lb (750 g) Lean Ground Beef Sirloin, Round or Chuck or Lean Ground Beef

½ cup (125 mL) freshly grated Parmesan cheese

¼ cup (50 mL) EACH dry bread crumbs and basil pesto

½ tsp (2 mL) pepper

¼ cup (1 mL) salt

4 4 inch (11cm) Calabrese buns, cut in half horizontally

Romaine lettuce leaves

3 oz (75 g) crumbled Gorgonzola

1 roasted red pepper, sliced

Directions

Combine Ground Sirloin, Parmesan, bread crumbs, pesto, pepper and salt, using light hand for the most tender burgers. Form into four 3/4-inch (2 cm) thick even-sized patties.

Grill patties using medium-high heat for 10 to 14 minutes, turning twice, until digital rapid-read thermometer inserted sideways into centre of each patty reads 160°F (71°C). Meanwhile, grill cut sides of buns until lightly golden.

Top bottom half of each bun with lettuce and cooked patty. Top each patty with gorgonzola, roasted pepper slice and bun top.

Italian Pesto Beef Burger