Mandi always claims she hates burgers. I think one of the reasons is that when I make
them, they always end up huge and have no direction. I put in whatever is in the fridge and they
end up tasting more like meatloaf than cheeseburgers. Now that grilling season has begun, I am
trying to make more focused burgers and turn around Mandi’s opinion. My first
attempt was a taco burger. An obvious
choice due to her love of tacos!
If I was enjoying these burgers in the comfort of my own
apartment, I would just put some thick avocado slices on top, but today I needed
a more portable option. I blended 3 avocados
with a spoon of sour cream and 1 lime of juice.
It was a pain to get it into the squeeze bottle because it
was really thick so I handed the job off.
I am sorry I do not have exact measurements for the spices,
but it doesn’t have to be exact. This is 1 pound of beef.
It was windy that day so we had to build the fire behind a
rock.
When we finally got the coals going, they were really hot
because of the constant wind.
That’s the kind of char I like on a burger, you can see it
and taste it, but it doesn’t overpower and is still tender on the inside.
Top it with cheddar cheese, the avocado condiment, and a
nice big piece of lettuce. A thick
tomato slice would have really finished them off nice but we didn’t have any.
I think she is scared of the taco burger. Don’t be scared!
More avocado!
In the beef:
Salt
Pepper
Cumin
Chile
powder
Paprika
Cayenne
Cilantro
Onions
Chipotle
Oregano
In the Avocado topping
3 avocados
Juice of 1 lime
Spoon of sour cream