Sunday, May 18, 2008

The 'Any Meat ' Burger with Fresh Spinach


I have been making a lot of turkey burgers lately. They are quick and easy. As it becomes lighter later in the evening, until 9:30 PM right now, I like to be outside working in the yard. Then all of a sudden I think, "It is time to eat, and what do I want to make?" This is where the quick and easy comes in. Sometimes I want to just eat and be done. So here it is, the fast and satisfying meal. I just serve the burger- nothing else- it is fulfilling by itself and if you add a lot of shredded romaine or spinach it feels pretty 'green' too. Serves 3

1 pound ground turkey or other ground meat
Enough cheese to cover three burgers
2 cups of shredded Romaine lettuce, or this time of the year, fresh spinach
1 onion cut small
Mayo/Vegannaise
Ketchup
6 pieces of bread, we like the sprouted wheat Ezekiel bread
Garlic powder and salt to taste
Splash of red wine

Cook the diced onion with olive oil in a cast iron pan on medium heat for 5 minutes. Add ground meat, right on top of the onions, flatten burgers to the appropriate size for you, 1 # makes from 2 1/2 to 3 burgers, depending on their size. Cover meat and cook for 5 minutes (or so). At this point you can sprinkle garlic powder and salt on the meat. Flip burgers, add a splash of red wine and cook for another 3-5 minutes. Top with sliced cheese, cover pan until cheese melts.

Meanwhile, toast the bread lightly, put ketchup on one side and mayo on the other. Place the lettuce or spinach on the mayo side, put the burger on top of the lettuce (cheese side up) and pile the onions on the cheese side of the burger. Put the other slice of bread on the meat, cut sandwich in half and place the extra lettuce on the side of your plate. Dinner served



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