Expermenting with Burgers...

Now that my intense study days are over for the moment, I'm back to trying and cooking up different foods. For a while I was eating pasta for lunch and dinner. More specifically, whole wheat Trader Joe pasta, parmesan cheese, shredded sauteed zuchinni (with olive oil and garlic), and sometimes pesto. Delicious. But not when you're eating it for several weeks straight.

Anyways, I had been wanting to try this burger that I had seen had won the Build a Better Burger contest. One was called the Born in Berkeley Burger. It had a lot to it. Figs, fennel, sun dried tomatoes, etc. But today I just went with what I had and tried to make something edible.

Now, I'm not recommending this recipe. I'm just telling you what I did. I put the plain patty in a frying pan with some pepper and A1 sauce (don't ask). Then I topped it with some slices of brie cheese. Topped that with slices of fresh figs (they're not going to be in season for much longer!). Since I didn't have any hamburger buns, I used two hotdog buns. I was too lazy to bust out another pan to toast the bread (the other pan was too gunky with the A1), so i popped those in the toaster oven and then spread a little mayo on it.

My rating? Some of those ingredients definitely have potential to make one tasty burger. I enjoyed it though. For what it was. Considering the circumstances... There will be no picture because, well, I ate it because I was hungry, and two, you weren't missing much visually. I'm sure you can use your imagination. Chicken tikka masala tonight though!

Ingredients:

burger patty
brie cheese
fresh fig
hamburger buns (or hotdog buns if you're like me)
mayo
A1 sauce
pepper