Bull's Eye Burger

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large sweet onion, such as vidalia or maui
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 8 red kale leaves or 8 green kale leaves or 8 other desired lettuce, stems removed
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 4 slices hearty bread (sliced 3/4-inch each) or 4 slices texas toast thick bread, toasted (sliced 3/4-inch each)
• 4 slices swiss cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 peel and cut onion into four 1/4-inch-thick slices; reserve remaining onion for another use.
• 2 shape meat loosely into four 1/2-inch-thick patties; sprinkle with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• 3 press 1 onion slice into the center of each patty and shape meat around onion until top of onion is flush with the surface of the meat patty.
• 4 place patties, onion side up, on grill.
• 5 grill for 10 to 13 minutes or until meat is done, carefully turning once halfway through grilling with a spatula once meat firms up. turn carefully to keep onion intact.
• 6 lightly brush kale leaves with oil and add to grill the last 1 to 1 1/2 minutes of grilling.
• 7 to serve, place 2 kale leaves on each bread slice. top with a slice of cheese, then the meat patty, onion side up.