Avocado Salsa Cheeseburgers

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 large ripe avocado
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon minced tomato
• 1 tablespoon minced red onion
• 1/2 tablespoon chopped jalapeno pepper
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1 teaspoon chopped cilantro
• 2 lbs 80% lean ground chuck
• 1/4 cup bottled salsa
• 2 teaspoons fajita seasoning mix or 2 teaspoons taco seasoning, blend
• 1 teaspoon tabasco chipotle chili sauce
• monterey jack pepper cheese, sliced
• 6 onion hamburger buns

Recipe

• 1 cut the avocado in half and discard the seed.
• 2 mash the avocado with the other condiment ingredients in a small bowl, then refrigerate.
• 3 in a medium bowl blend the ground beef with the salsa, fajita seasoning, and tabasco chipotle sauce.
• 4 divide the burger meat into six portions and make patties.
• 5 grill the burgers on a charcoal or gas grill.
• 6 toast the buns on the grill and serve the burgers topped with the cheese and avocado salsa.