Italian Hamburger | Cooking with Styles

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: fresh mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Provolone is often less expensive while still providing a similar texture.

ciabatta bread

🥗Healthier: whole wheat bread

💰Cheaper: burger buns

Whole wheat bread adds fiber while burger buns are more accessible.

Mix 1 pound of ground beef and 1 pound of Italian sausage together in a bowl using your hands until well incorporated.

Form the mixture into half-pound burger patties, making sure they are thick and large enough to encompass the bun.

Lightly season the burger patties with salt on one side.

Place the burger patties on the grill without pressing them down to avoid squishing them through the grates.

Cook the burgers for 4 to 5 minutes on one side until a nice char forms.

Prepare the vegetables by drizzling olive oil and soy sauce over bell peppers and onions, then place them on the grill.

Turn the vegetables only once while grilling.

When ready to turn the burgers, place mozzarella cheese on top of each patty and close the grill lid for the last minute to melt the cheese.

Toast the burger buns on the grill.

Assemble the burger by spreading olive oil mayonnaise mixed with crushed red peppers on the bottom bun, adding the burger patty, grilled peppers, and onions, then topping with a seasoned heirloom tomato.

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