Who doesn't love a burger? Who doesn't love a Cobb salad? Well this great idea from Puppy Daddy is a match made in heaven! Super tasty and simple. What could be better than that? The burger itself is just seasoned with salt and pepper so it doesn't compete with all the yummy toppings. I used ground chuck, but you certainly could use ground chicken or turkey. Just like a Cobb salad, the burger is topped with lettuce, bacon, tomato, onion, avocado and blue cheese. My favorite dressing on a Cobb salad is ranch, so I used my homemade Capital Hill Ranch Dressing. You can use your favorite burger buns, but I went all out and made my own (recipe to come.) Boy were these burgers fabulous!!!!!
Ingredients for 2 Burgers
2/3 lb ground chuck
salt and pepper
4 sliced bacon, cooked
lettuce
onion, sliced
tomato, sliced
avocado, sliced
blue cheese, crumbled
ranch dressing
hamburger buns
butter
Directions
Form burger patties, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook according to your favorite method. While burgers are cooking butter the buns and toast. Dress burgers by placing lettuce and bacon on the bottom bun. Top with burger. Then with ranch dressing, onion, tomato, avocado and blue cheese.
My favorite salad dressing is Ranch and I've taken to making it myself lately. I've used several different recipes, but usually just eyeball it and add what ever herbs, fresh or dried, that I have available. Last week I experimented with using Capital Hill Seasoning from Savory Spice Shop in downtown St. Petersburg. It is the best I've ever made. Capital Hill Seasoning is the perfect blend of seasonings for Ranch Dressing, shallots, salt, pepper, dill weed, parsley and chives.
I used a recipe that I found on allrecipes.com and just traded out Capital Hill Seasoning for the herbs and spices listed. It truly is perfect!
Ingredients
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
1 TB Capital Hill Seasoning
milk or buttemilk, optional if you want the dressing a little less thick
Directions
Combine all ingredients. Chill for 1 hour.