green chile + chipotle mayo burger
Great burger for summer grilling. Loaded with flavor from bacon, chipotles, chiles and avocados.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1-2 sweet potatoes sliced into 1/4 inch discs 1 large or 2 small
- olive oil to drizzle
- 1 tsp. smoked paprika
- 1.5 lb. ground beef
- 4 slices of bacon
- 1 sweet onion
- 1/2 c. paleo mayonnaise
- 1 chipotle + 1 TBSP of chipotle sauce
- 2 avocados
- 1/4 C. chopped cilantro
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lime
- 1 4 oz can of green chiles
- 2 oz organic goat cheese optional
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 415*
- In a large baking dish lay out sweet potato discs and drizzle with olive oil
- Season sweet potatoes with salt, pepper and smoked paprika
- Bake for 30 minutes, flipping after 15 minutes
- Cook 4 slices of bacon until crispy and set aside
- Meanwhile finely chop chipotle and combine with paleo mayo and a pinch of salt, refrigerate until you use it
- Mash avocados and combine with cilantro, garlic, juice from one lime and a pinch of salt. Place in refrigerator
- Slice onion into .5 inch discs, drizzle with olive oil and salt and pepper, place on a medium high grill and cook on each side 5-7 minutes until tender and has begun to caramelize
- Form ground beef into patties approximately 1/4 inch thick, you should have approximately 6 patties
- Over a medium high heat, grill each side for 3 minutes
- To assemble burger layer sweet potato disc, chipotle mayo, beef patty, grilled onion, bacon, avocado, chiles and goat cheese
- Top with additional sweet potato disc if desired and serve