California Burger

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"Bobby Flay"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Avocado Relish

• 2 ripe Hass avocadoes, halved, pitted, peeled, and coarsely chopped
• 1⁄2 small onion, finely diced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, finely diced
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1⁄4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper

• Burgers

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground chuck or 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons canola oil
• 4 slices monterey jack cheese
• 4 hamburger buns, split and toasted
• 1 small bunch watercress
• 4 slices ripe beefsteak tomatoes

directions

1. Make the relish: combine the avocados, onion, jalapeno, lime juice, and cilantro in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper to taste.
2. The relish can be made up to 1 hour in advance and kept at room temperature.
3. Divide the meat into 4 equal portions (about 6 ounces each).
4. Form each portion loosely into a 3/4-inch thick burger and make a deep depression in the center with your thumb.
5. Season both sides of each burger with salt and pepper.
6. Heat oil in a pan or griddle over high heat until the oil begins to shimmer; cook the burgers until golden brown and slightly charred on the first side, about 3 minutes for beef, 5 minutes for turkey; flip burgers over; cook until golden brown and slightly charred on the second side (4 minutes for med-rare beef, 5 minutes for turkey).
7. During last minute of cooking, cover each patty with a slice of cheese and cover with a basting cover or tent burgers with foil.
8. Place the burgers on the bun bottoms and top each one with a few sprigs of watercress, a slice of tomato, and a dollop of the avocado relish.
9. Cover with bun tops and serve immediately.

Reviews

[evewitch]

This was very easy to put together and was very fresh-tasting. I did not serve buns or cheese with this. I also was out of cilantro and could not find watercress. We still really enjoyed this and I will definitely make again, if only for the simplicity. Next time I might try the pepper jack cheese.