A Meal in a Burger

Name: A Meal in a Burger
Yield: 1 portions
Ingredients: 1 slice ripe tomato; 1 sesame seed hamburger bun, toasted; Ketchup, to taste; Mayonnaise, to taste; 1 tablespoon grated Swiss or Cheddar cheese; 1 tablespoon grated Swiss or Cheddar cheese; Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 teaspoon grated onion; 6 ounces ground beef chuck or round; 6 ounces ground beef chuck or round; 1 egg yolk; 1 tablespoon cooked spinach, well drained and chopped

Preparation info

1
portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

When you’re eating alone and want to be really good to yourself, make up this New Basics staple. Of course, if company’s coming, just multiply out the ingredient amounts, and be good to all your friends too.

Ingredients

6 ounces ground beef chuck or round
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon

Burger
Main course

Method

Preheat the broiler.
Combine the beef, egg yolk, spinach, onion, and salt and pepper in a bowl, and mix well.
Form three quarters of the meat mixture into a patty, reserving the remainder. Make an indentation in the center of the patty, and fill it with the cheese. Cover the cheese with the reserved meat, and form a finished patty.
Broil the