Must-Have Muffaletta Burgers

Name: Must-Have Muffaletta Burgers
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 slices Genoa or hard salami bacon; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 pinch Pinch freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp Creole mustard (recommended: Zatarains); 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard; 2 mediums garlic cloves, finely minced; 680 grams good quality ground pork; 4 servings Shredded iceberg lettuce; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 177 milliliters good mayonnaise; 4 servings Good quality Italian olive salad, chopped (recommended: Boscoli brand); 8 slices provolone cheese; 4 servings Red onion, thinly sliced; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 2 teaspoons Greek seasoning (recommended: Cavenders); 4 kaiser rolls; 1 small white onion, grated

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Must-Have Muffaletta Burgers a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 1445 calories, 59g of protein, and 114g of fat each. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up provolone cheese, kaiser rolls, mayonnaise, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the bacon you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Buckle as a dessert. This recipe is typical of American cuisine.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a heavy large baking sheet with aluminum foil.

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Aluminum Foil

Baking Sheet

Oven

Arrange 12 salami slices in a single layer on the baking sheet.

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Salami

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Baking Sheet

Bake until the salami slices are browned (much like bacon), watching closely to ensure they brown evenly, about 10 minutes. They will crisp as they cool.

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Salami

Bacon

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Oven

Transfer the salami bacon to a paper towel-lined baking sheet to absorb the excess oil. Set aside to cool.

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Salami

Bacon

Cooking Oil

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Baking Sheet

Paper Towels

Combine the pork, onion, garlic, salt, Greek seasoning and black pepper in a large bowl and mix just until evenly combined, do not overmix). Form the meat mixture into 4 equal patties a little larger in diameter than the kaiser rolls, so that when they shrink after cooking they will fit the roll perfectly.

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Greek Seasoning

Black Pepper

Kaiser Bun

Garlic

Onion

Meat

Pork

Roll

Salt

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Bowl

Heat a grill pan or outdoor grill to medium heat. Once the grill is hot, cook the burgers until the juices run clear and patties are firm to the touch, about 6 minutes per side. Do not overcook or the burgers will be dry and tasteless. Top each burger with 2 slices of the provolone cheese during the last 2 minutes of cooking to melt the cheese.

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Provolone

Cheese

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Grill

Remove the burgers to a plate and tent with foil and allow to rest for a couple of minutes while you prepare the rolls.

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Roll

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Aluminum Foil

Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl.

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Whisk

Bowl

Split the rolls in half and toast the cut surfaces lightly on the grill or in pan, just before the patties are done.

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Roll

Toast

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Grill

Frying Pan

Spread Creole mayo on the bottom halves of the rolls and top with the burgers. Top each burger with 3 pieces of salami bacon, a thin slice of red onion, some lettuce, then a little of the chopped olive salad.

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Red Onion