Grilled Burgers With Garden Vegetables

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 cup basil leaves, finely minced
• 1 fresh red chili pepper, finely minced
• 3 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1 large zucchini, cut into 1-inch-thick slices
• 2 medium tomatoes, cut into 1-inch-thick slices
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• hamburger bun

Recipe

• 1 preheat grill. in large mixing bowl, mix meat with basil, chili pepper and 1 1/2 tbsp of olive oil.
• 2 season with salt and pepper; cover and refrigerate 10 minutes.
• 3 in large bowl, gently toss zucchini and tomatoes with 2 tbsp olive oil, lemon juice, salt and vinegar.
• 4 divide meat mixture into 8 portions and flatten with hands to make patties.
• 5 grill hamburgers until meat is cooked through.
• 6 grill zucchini and tomatoes, turning them frequently until zucchini softens and both zucchini and tomatoes are browned on both sides. (foreman grill is great for this).
• 7 to serve, place hamburger between grilled vegetables on bun.