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SO-TRENDY BURGER

Up-to-the-minute ingredients combine to transform burgers into haute cuisine.

INGREDIENTS
1 pkg   14 g   dried porcini mushrooms
1 tbsp   15 mL   olive oil
4   4   unpeeled garlic cloves
1-1/2 lb   750 g   Ground Sirloin, Round or Chuck
2 tbsp   30 mL   finely chopped fresh tarragon
1 tsp   5 mL   salt
1/2 tsp   2 mL   black pepper
4-1/2 inch   11 cm   4 sourdough or Kaiser buns, split in half horizontally
    Arugula leaves
3 oz   75 g   soft goat cheese, cut into 4 quarters
4   4   yellow or golden tomato slices

PREPARATION TIME: 20 minutes
COOKING TIME: 25 minutes

DIRECTIONS
1. Combine porcini mushrooms with 1 cup (250 mL) boiling water in small bowl; let stand for 20 minutes. Drain and rinse mushrooms; chop finely and set aside.

2. Heat oil in small skillet over very low heat. Add unpeeled garlic; cook, stirring often, for about 10 minutes or until softened and skins are golden. Remove from skillet; let cool slightly. Squeeze garlic out of skins into large bowl, mashing with back of spoon.

3. Add porcini mushrooms, ground sirloin, tarragon, salt and pepper to bowl with garlic; lightly combine. Form into four 3/4-inch (2 cm) thick even-sized patties. Grill patties using medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes per side, until digital rapid-read thermometer inserted sideways into centre of each patty reads 160°F (71°C). Meanwhile, grill cut sides of buns until lightly golden.

4. Place arugula on bottom halves of buns; top each with cooked patty. Top each patty with piece of goat cheese, tomato slice and bun top.

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 4 SERVINGS

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING
540 Calories     22 g Fat
46 g Protein     38 g Carbohydrates
An excellent source of Iron (43 % RDI) and Zinc (102 % RDI)