Zinfandel Burgers

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs low-fat lean ground beef
• 1/4 cup zinfandel, save rest of bottle to drink with meal
• 1/4 cup minced red onion
• 1/4 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 8 sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped
• 2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 6 large hamburger buns with sesame seeds
• 2/3 cup mayonnaise
• 6 slices monterey jack cheese
• 2 tablespoons prepared basil pesto
• red leaf lettuce
• 6 slices tomatoes
• 6 thin red onion rings
• 8 fresh basil sprigs (for adding to briquets)

Recipe

• 1 prepare grill for cooking.
• 2 in a medium bowl combine the following: hamburger, zinfandel, minced basil, minced onion, bread crumbs, sundried tomatoes, and garlic salt.
• 3 divide the hamburger into 6 portions and shape into round patties.
• 4 spray the grill with canola oil.
• 5 toss the basil sprigs onto the coals.
• 6 grill hamburger patties until done (5 to 8 minutes approximately on each side).
• 7 during the last minute of cooking top each hamburger with a slice of cheese.
• 8 mix mayonnaise and basil pesto and spread some of this mixture onto each of the toasted hamburger buns.
• 9 assemble lettuce, hamburger, tomato slice and onion slices onto each bun.