Herbed burgers with blue cheese mayo
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- Prep Time8 min
- Total Time8 min
- Makes4 servings
Andreas Trauttmansdorff
Ingredients
1/4 cup regular or light mayonnaise
2 tbsp crumbled blue cheese
2 tbsp chives or green onion, thinly sliced
2 small tomatoes
1 tsp olive oil
1 egg
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp salt and pepper
500 g ground beef
4 hamburger buns, optional
4 leaves of lettuce
Instructions
Oil grill and heat barbecue to medium. In a small bowl, stir mayonnaise with blue cheese and chives. Slice tomatoes into thick rounds or in half. Brush with oil.
In a large bowl, whisk egg with Dijon, thyme, salt and pepper. Crumble in beef. Using a fork or your hands, gently mix. Shape into 4 burgers, each about 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick. Using your thumb, make a shallow depression in centre of each.
Place burgers and tomatoes on grill. Barbecue, covered, until burgers are firm when pressed and well done, 5 to 6 minutes per side. Tomatoes will only need 1 to 2 minutes per side. To serve on buns, place a lettuce leaf on bottom half of bun. Add burger and a dollop of blue cheese mayo. Serve tomatoes on the side. Great with a spinach salad.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories 337, Protein 24.3g, Carbohydrates 2.9g, Fat 25.4g, Fibre 0.6g, Sodium 546mg.
Beef and blue cheese is a favourite combo of our food editor Monda Rosenberg. This is one of her weekday barbecue staples.
Indoor Sizzle
No barbecue? No worries. Prepare burgers as above, then lightly coat a large frying pan with oil. Set over medium heat. Add burgers and cook, covered, 6 to 8 minutes per side. If they're browning too quickly, reduce heat. After removing burgers from pan, add tomatoes and just heat through, if you wish.
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