Caesar Pork Burger

Want to make your summer meals a bit more exciting? Try putting an unexpected twist on one of your favourite salads – by turning it into a burger!

 

Cut: Ground Pork
Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes
Number of Servings: 4

 

Ingredient:

  • 1 cup (250 mL) garlic and Parmesan-flavoured croutons

  • 1 lb (500 g) ground pork

  • 4 slices bacon, chopped crisp and chopped

  • 1 small shallot, minced

  • 3 Tbsp (45 mL) grate Parmesan cheese

  • 6 Tbsp (90 mL) Caesar dressing, divided

  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) Worcestershire sauce

  • 4 hamburger buns, slit

  • chopped romaine lettuce

  • cooked bacon slices

  • shaved Parmesan cheese

Directions:

  1. Preheat barbecue grill to medium.

  2. Place croutons in a small sealable plastic bag, seal and crush with a rolling pin, leaving some larger pieces.

  3. Pour into a large bowl. Add pork, bacon, shallot, cheese, 2 Tbsp (30 mL) dressing and Worcestershire sauce; mix with your hands until combined. Shape into four 1⁄2-inch (1 cm) thick patties.

  4. Place patties on greased grill and grill for about 5 minutes per side or until no longer pink inside and a meat thermometer inserted horizontally into the center of a patty registers 160°F (71°C).

  5. Spread remaining dressing over cut sides of buns. Place lettuce on bottom halves of buns and top each with a patty. Top with bacon slices and cheese. Cover with top halves of buns.


Nutritional Analysis:

 

YIELD:

4 servings.
 

SERVING SIZE:

1 burger.

Per Serving
Calories 630
Total Fat 43 g
Saturated Fat 13 g
Cholesterol 102 mg
Carbohydrates 30 g
Fiber 2 g
Sugars 4 g
Protein 29 g
Sodium 808 mg
Potassium 468 mg
 

Source: Courtesy of Best of Bridge Weekday Suppers by Sylvia Kong and Emily Richards © 2018 www.robertrose.ca Reprinted with permission. Available where books are sold.

 
 
Dinner, LunchDorothy Method: Grill and Broil, Cut: Lean Ground