Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 lb. ground beef (organic & grass-fed)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon hamburger seasoning (or just 1 teaspoon both salt and pepper)
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 pineapple (1/4 cup for salsa is used and the rest is rings for grilling)
  • 3 plum tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons white onion (diced)
  • 1/2 purple onion (peeled and cut into rings (keep rings connected as best you can))
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice (about 1/2 a lime)
  • 1 teaspoon fresh cilantro (chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon jalapeno (minced (seeds removed))
  • 4 gluten-free hamburger buns
  • olive oil
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 Tablespoons hot sauce such as Franks Original
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Instruction

  • Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
  • Make the hamburger patties.
  • Add the hamburger meat to a large bowl with 1 egg and hamburger seasoning (or just salt and pepper). Knead with your hands and blend it together for about 2-3 minutes.
  • Form the meat into 4 patties 1/2 inch thick. Set on a plate (not overlapping), and set in the refrigerator until ready to use.
  • Make the Pineapple Salsa.
  • Prepare the pineapple by slicing the top and bottom off then removing the skin all around and any brown spots. Slice into 1/2-inch rings (removing the core hard centers with a small circular cookie cutter). Take about 3 pineapple rings and dice them into fine pieces measuring 3/4 cup. Dice one plum tomato. In a small bowl combine the diced white onions, diced tomato, 3/4 cup diced pineapple, jalapeno, cilantro and lemon juice. Mix to combine and set aside in the refrigerator until ready to use.
  • Make the spicy aioli.
  • In a small bowl mix together the mayonnaise, hot sauce and garlic powder. Set aside until the burgers are ready.
  • Grill the burgers, pineapple and red onion rings.
  • Oil the remaining rings of pineapple on both sides and oil the purple onion rings (trying to be careful to keep them together so they do not slip through the grill).
  • Oil the grill before placing the burgers down. Add the burgers to medium-high heat and cook for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes flip the burgers and cook the other side for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown. Temperature should read 160 degrees F for medium.
  • While the burgers are cooking place the pineapple and onion rings on the grill and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side or until slightly browned and grill marks appear. During the last minute add the hamburger buns and cook each side for 1 minute to toast.
  • Serve the hamburgers immediately with the aioli, pineapple salsa, sliced tomatoes, grilled onions, avocado and the extra grilled pineapple on the side.