Sometimes, You Just Really Crave a Cheeseburger

It's Sunday! Another whirlwind week come and gone. First of all, I have to confess to a murder. Remember the creepy plastic babies from the King Cake? Well, apparently one of them fell into my garbage disposal. And I may have beheaded one. Keith Morrison now narrates my thoughts.

This weekend I did something you are never supposed to do. I went grocery shopping without a list. Avocados looked good, so I bought some to make guacamole, but they weren't quite ripe yet, so they did not end up as part of the Saturday night plans. BUT, they did inspire today's Guacamole Cheeseburgers! 

My guacamole is very popular and I usually bring it to (or am requested to make it) get-togethers. I have a secret weapon that I'm going to share today: dried cilantro. I like fresh cilantro, but in guacamole, it tends to overpower and also get stuck in my teeth. Dried cilantro adds the flavor without the unsightly green gunk in your smile.

I also added prosciutto on my burger because I didn't have bacon. The restaurant that we eat at often has a guacamole burger on the menu that I used to order all of the time. I can't eat restaurant guacamole, and although I do bring my own ketchup to restaurants, bringing a bowl of guacamole might be weird. The burger hit the spot on a cloudy day!

I don't measure when I make my guacamole or my burgers, so use your judgement. If you like things spicier, add more jalapeno, if you like it with more lime, add more lime juice. The buns are Schorr buns and they have apple fiber in them, but are egg free, so don't cause me any issues.

Guacamole

Ingredients:

4 avocados, ripe

1-2 limes

1-2 jalapenos

2-3 roma tomatoes

sea salt

dried cilantro

Directions:

1. Mash avocados with a potato masher

2. Juice 1-2 limes, depending on preference, and stir into the mashed avocado

3. Dice tomatoes and jalepenos and mix in

4. Season with sea salt (secret weapon #1) and dried cilantro (secret weapon #2)

Enjoy!

I only used one lime for this batch. Usually my ratio is
1 lime for every two avocados.

Glorious avocado with the carnage behind.

Secret Weapons

Boom! Guacamole

Guacamole Cheeseburgers

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef (I always use 93% because I hate fatty meat. Hey-o)

1/2-1 c Daiya Pepper Jack cheese (dairy and lactose free)

Cayenne Pepper

Dried Cilantro (I put this on everything)

salt and pepper to taste

Spinach

Prosciutto

Guacamole

Gluten Free Buns

Directions:

1. Mix ground beef, cheese, and seasonings and form into four patties

2. Grill or cook on the stove to your preference

3. Prepare buns as needed (I bake mine for about 5 minutes)

4. When burgers are done, layer with fresh spinach, prosciutto, and guacamole.

Ingredients needed for cheeseburgers

Mix it up with your hands

I don't like dairy free sliced cheese, so I just add it to
the mixture. 

Homemade ketchup and fries makes it the real deal.