Bacon & Tomato Burger

I searched Zaar and could not find a duplicate to this delicious sounding burger. The original recipe is from a recent Chatelaine magazine that featured burgers I have tweaked it a bit. The condiments you add (onion, tomato, mushrooms) are up to you. Some like Mayo, relish or dill pickles the choice is yours BBQ over medium heat 5-8 minutes per side or pan fry. To prevent the burger from puffing up use your thumb and make a shallow depression in the center of the burger. Hope you will try it too.

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 4 burgers

Ingredients

• 1  lb ground beef, preferably medium
• 4  sun-dried tomatoes, packed in oil, chopped
• 2  tablespoons bacon bits or 2  slices  crisp  cooked bacon, crumbled
• 2  garlic cloves, crushed
• 1  teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
•  salt & pepper
• 4  hamburger buns
• 4  slices sweet onions (optional)
• 4  slices tomatoes (optional)
• 4  slices cheese, of your choice (optional)
• 8  medium mushrooms, sliced (optional)

Directions

1. Gently mix the beef, sun dried tomato, bacon, garlic, salt, pepper & worchestershire sauce together.
2. The more you handle the burger the tougher you burger will be so just mix lightly.
3. Form into 4 patties (I usually only make 3 from one lb).
4. Either BBQ or pan fry.
5. BBQ: Medium heat, Oil the grill 5-8 minutes each side.
6. Pan fry: medium heat cover burgers apprx 5 minutes each side. Reduce heat to medium low if the burgers are browning too fast.
7. Garnish with your choice of condiments.