Saturday, July 25, 2009

Fernando's Ciabatta Pesto Burger

After going to Granato's today and buying some amazing bread, I felt inspired. Granato's is an awesome Italian food store here in SLC on 1300 South, right across the street from Walmart. It was about 95 degrees outside today, so although I wanted to cook, I didn't want to do too much using the stove or oven. So I decided to fire up the grill and make a burger. I just wanted to create a burger that I would enjoy cooking as much as I would enjoy eating. So here's my contribution to the culinary world:

Meal: Fernando's Ciabatta Pesto Burger
Drink: Passion Fruit Juice
Playlist: Rufus Wainwright - Release the stars
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: A lot


Pesto
- 25 to 30 large basil leaves
- Mint leaves (about 1/4 cup)
- Parsley leaves (about 1/4 cup)
- 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Pine nuts
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 2 tbsp. lemon juice
- Salt and pepper

- Roast pine nuts with some butter on skillet until golden brown
- Mix basil, mint, parsley, roasted nuts, cheese, lemon juice and garlic in the food processor until pasty.
- Slowly add olive oil until completely mixed in
- Add salt and pepper to taste

Burger
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1 slice of white bread
- 2 tbsp. Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup Balsamic vinegar

- Mix all ingredients in bowl and make flat and large patties
- Grill burger on low until cooked perfectly

Extras
- Ciabatta bread (Brown it on top rack of grill for about 5 minutes)
- Grilled onions (Add some Balsamic vinegar to give it a little more taste)
- Grilled mushrooms (Unless you hate it)
- Tomato slices
- Feta Cheese
- Lettuce or Spinach

Assembly
- Spread Pesto on bread
- Add burger
- Add Feta cheese
- Add grilled onions and mushrooms
- Add greens
- Add tomatoes
- Eat like crazy

2 comments:

  1. You guys are the cooking king and queen. How do you always make eating so good?!!
    Looks way yummy!!!
    (man! now I just miss you guys like crazy!)

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  2. We miss you too!! Not fair that you guys live so far away now. We need to come visit very soon!!

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