Burgerlicious

Although I tend to have hamburgers on the weekend as a simple meal option, sometimes it's a good option mid-week when I realize all of the meat I have in the freezer would require marinading overnight or cooking in the crock pot for several hours and I don't have enough time for either before dinner. It's especially nice when I have a few extras like ripe avocado, bacon and the ingredients for a special sauce.

When I have all of the extras, we end up with burgers that look like this:

The proportions are not distorted in this picture. The burger was about twice as tall as it was wide. It was a bit sloppy to eat, as everything wanted to ooze out of it, but boy it was good!

To replicate, you need: romaine lettuce, cheddar cheese slices, sliced tomato, avocado, red onion, bacon and campfire sauce. Matt and I particularly enjoy Red Robin's Campfire Sauce with fries, onion rings and on our burgers.

When I make a burger with bacon and avocado, I use the Campfire sauce for sure. It's a great flavor combination. Here's the recipe I found on the web: 

Red Robin’s Campfire Sauce

TIME: Prep: 5 min.

Ingredients:

·      1 cup mayonnaise , use Best Foods brand

·      1 cup barbecue sauce , use Hickory Honey Sweet Baby Ray's brand

·      1 teaspoon dried chipotle powder

Directions:

Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl until well combined.

Refrigerate to blend flavors and then serve as a dipping sauce for french fries, onion rings or other foods you like. Yield: 4-6 servings. 

Note: I didn't use the recommended brands. Just use real mayo and some sort of honey barbeque sauce. What I like to use is Kraft Thick and Spicy Honey Barbeque sauce.