Ingredients
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2/3 cup chopped onion
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1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
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1/4 cup snipped fresh oregano and basil (or 2 teaspoons dried oregano and or or basil, crushed)
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1/4 cup tomato sauce
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 lb lean ground beef
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1 lb uncooked ground turkey
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8 kaiser rolls, split (or your favorite buns)
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Dijon mustard, to taste for spreading on the rolls
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16 slices tomatoes
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fresh oregano (and or or basil sprigs for garnish)
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3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/4 cup egg white (or 1 whole egg lightly beaten)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine egg white, onion, Parmesan cheese, the snipped fresh or the dried oregano and/or basil, the tomato sauce, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Add ground beef and ground turkey, mix well.
- Shape mixture into eight 3/4-inch-thick patties.
- FOR CHARCOAL GRILL: place patties on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals.
- Grill for 14 to 18 minutes or until no longer pink (165°F), turning once halfway through grilling.
- Toast the rolls on the grill.
- FOR GAS GRILL:
- Heat to medium.
- Place patties, then
- rolls on grill rack over heat.
- Cover and grill as above.
- Serve burgers on toasted rolls with tomato slices and, if desired, additional fresh oregano and/or basil sprigs.