By Sylvia Kong
Put your favourite salad in a burger!
Ingredients
- 1 cup garlic and Parmesan-flavoured croutons
- 1 lb ground pork
- 4 slices bacon, chopped crisp and chopped
- 1 small shallot, minced
- 3 Tbsp grate Parmesan cheese
- 6 Tbsp Caesar dressing, divided
- 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 4 hamburger buns, slit
- chopped romaine lettuce
- cooked bacon slices
- shaved Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat barbecue grill to medium.
- Place croutons in a small sealable plastic bag, seal and crush with a rolling pin, leaving some larger pieces.
- Pour into a large bowl. Add pork, bacon, shallot, cheese, 2 Tbsp (30 mL) dressing and Worcestershire sauce; mix with your hands until combined. Shape into four 1⁄2-inch (1 cm) thick patties.
- Place patties on greased grill and grill for about 5 minutes per side or until no longer pink inside and a meat thermometer inserted horizontally into the center of a patty registers 160°F (71°C).
- Spread remaining dressing over cut sides of buns. Place lettuce on bottom halves of buns and top each with a patty. Top with bacon slices and cheese. Cover with top halves of buns.
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Nutrition Facts
Caesar Pork Burgers
Amount per Serving
Calories
630
% Daily Value*
Fat
43
g
66
%
Saturated Fat
13
g
81
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
11
g
Monounsaturated Fat
16
g
Cholesterol
102
mg
34
%
Sodium
808
mg
35
%
Potassium
468
mg
13
%
Carbohydrates
30
g
10
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
29
g
58
%
Vitamin A
53
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
2
mg
2
%
Calcium
153
mg
15
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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