Garden Chicken Burgers
with Basil-Gorgonzola Salsa

Second place in the 1996 Bays English Muffin Contest

by Deborah McGuire

 

Burgers

• 1 pound ground chicken
• 1 egg
• 2 cups fresh bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup grated gorgonzola cheese
• 1/2 cup diced red onion
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Basil-Gorgonzola Salsa

• 2 cups Roma tomatoes (Italian-plum) seeded, and finely chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup red onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup grated gorgonzola cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 Bays English Muffins

Garnish: red lettuce leaves, red pepper rings, and basil leaves.

Combine all salsa ingredients in a medium bowl. Mix well, and set aside.

Combine all burger ingredients in a medium bowl. Mix very well, and form into six patties, about 1/2 inch thick. Cook on a griddle, or in a large skillet, over medium-high heat about 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until cooked through. Meanwhile toast muffins as desired.

Drain salsa of any accumulated juices, and mix again. Top each muffin half with a burger. Top each burger with a tablespoon of salsa. Serve open faced with other muffin half. Garnish the plates as desired, and pass the remaining salsa.

 

Gourmet Burgers

• Winner: Tunisian Turkey Burgers with Chick Pea Mayonnaise
       Gary Smith (Sacramento, CA)
• First Runner Up: Garden Chicken Burger with Basil-Gorgonzola Salsa
       Deborah McGuire (West Linn, OR)

Runners Up:

• Pear and Jalapeño Turkey Burgers with Bacon, Tomato & Blue Cheese Salsa
       Eileen Watson (Ovieto, FL)
• Macadamia Crusted Black Bean Burgers
       Virginia Moon (Harvest, AL)
• Fresh Salmon-Havarti Burgers with Fennel Slaw
       Virginia Anthony, (Jacksonville, FL)
• #1 Mediterranean Burger
       Wolfgang Hanau (West Palm Beach, FL)

 

Provided by Bays English Muffins

 

---

This Archived Page created between 1994 and 2001. Modified August 2007

---

 

Return to the
Global Gourmet^®
Main Page

 

Summer Recipes
& Grilling Tips

 

 

Global Gourmet^®
Shopping
Gourmet Food, Cookbooks
Kitchen Gadgets & Gifts

 

Search this site:

Advanced Search
Recent Searches

 

Departments

Kate's Global Kitchen
Kate's Books
Cookbook Profiles
Global Destinations
Holiday & Party Recipes
I Love Desserts
On Wine
Shopping

 New Green Basics
 Cooking with Kids

Archives
Conversions, Charts
   & Substitutions
Forums/Message Boards
Search

About the
Global Gourmet^®
   Contact Info
   Advertising
   Feedback
   Privacy Statement

 

 

IACP Cookbook
Award Winners

Fish Forever
Local Breads
Asian Flavors (Jean-Georges)
Morimoto: Japanese Cooking
Chocolates & Confections
Julia Child
Cook with Jamie
The World Atlas of Wine
Food: The History of Taste
Cook Everything Vegetarian
All Cookbook Winners

JBF Cookbook
Award Winners

River Cottage Meat Book
My Bombay Kitchen
Country Cooking of France
Whole Grain Breads
The EatingWell Diet
Cooking
Geography of Oysters
All Cookbook Winners

Classic Cookbooks

Betty Crocker Why It Works
The Bon Appétit Cookbook
Joy of Cooking
Fifth Taste...Umami
The Professional Chef
New American Cooking
Vegetable Love
Vegetarian Cookbooks

 
 

 
 

Copyright © 1994-2008,
Forkmedia LLC

 

---