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Ahhh..summer.  Hot lazy days spent by the pool, cool drinks and burgers on the BBQ.

Remember that inspired magazine and the Caribbean Jerk pork chops with tropical salsa?   

Here is another recipe.  This time it is for "ultimate" burgers.

2 lbs lean ground beef

1 1/2 lbs medium ground beef

1 tbsp Compliments Worcestershire Sauce

1 tbsp Compliments Louisiana Hot Sauce

1 tbsp Sensations by Compliments Roasted Garlic Seasoning Paste

1/4 cup water

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

12 Kaiser rolls, sliced in half

Sliced avocado

squeeze of lemon juice

tuft of alfalfa sprouts

Ranch Topping

1/4 cup

Compliments Balance Ranch Dressing 60 mL

chopped fresh dill 60mL

1. Place all ingredients except buns in a large bowl and mix gently until just combined. Without compacting the meat too tightly, form 12 patties.
2. Preheat grill to high. Cook burgers about 6 min. per side or until an instant-read thermometer reaches 160°F (71°C) when inserted into centre of burger. Allow to rest 5 min

I have a great tip for making evenly sized meatballs or hamburgers.  Once your meat mixture is all mixed pat it out into a rectangle on parchment paper.  Then cut it evenly into squares.

  We also made 2 sauces for the burgers.  One was the recipe above for the ranch-dill sauce.

The other sauce was a mix of 1/4 cup each of Sensations by Compliments Pesto and Compliments Balance Mayo style dressing.  I also added some sun dried tomatoes and topped some of the burgers with Compliments provolone cheese slices.  It was so good.  This is the best store bought pesto I have ever had.  You can find it at Sobeys near the produce(refrigerated salad dressing section)

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This is my ranch style burger with avocado.(I know, my buns are too big ;o)

  We also made the roasted garlic Dijon potato salad with fresh potatoes from the garden.  I have made this recipe a couple of times and there are never any leftovers.  See the recipe here

Everyone loved the burgers and potato salad.  It was an even tie.  2 votes for the pesto Italian burger and 2 votes for the ranch avocado burger.

*just so we're clear. I was given a gift certificate to purchase the above ingredients.  The comments expressed above are my family's honest opinion of this recipe.