California Burgers

Name: California Burgers
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American, California
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds, 85 percent lean ground beef; 2 tablespoons, finely chopped jarred pickled jalapeños, plus 2 tablespoons jalapeno brine; , Salt and pepper; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 4 slices, deli Swiss cheese; 1 , ripe avocado, pitted, skinned, and sliced thin; 1/2 small, red onion, sliced thin; 4 , hamburger buns; 1 , ripe tomato, cored and sliced thin

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2010

There's more to a California burger than slapping on some avocado and calling it a day.

SERVES4

TIME30 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Jarred jalapeños helped heat up our California Burgers in two ways: The brine added a vinegary kick to the avocado relish, and chopped jalapeños helped flavor the beef. Shredded lettuce and alfalfa sprouts put the finishing touches on our a...

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