Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 1/2 pounds fingerling potatoes
  • halved
  • 4 shallots
  • peeled and root attached cut into thin edges lengthwise
  • Olive oil cooking spray
  • 1 teaspoon (1/3 palmful) granulated garlic
  • 1 teaspoon (1/3 palmful) granulated onion
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons white Balsamic or white wine vinegar
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon Acacia (light in color and flavor) honey
  • About 1/3 to 1/2 cup EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 large bunches
  • about 4 cups
  • Upland cress or trimmed watercress
  • 8 slices meaty bacon
  • 1 4-ounce brick cream cheese
  • 2 cups sharp orange cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup port wine
  • 1 large clove garlic
  • pasted or grated
  • 1 rounded tablespoon prepared horseradish
  • preferred brand Gold’s
  • 1 1/2 pounds ground sirloin
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • Kosher salt and coarse pepper
  • Olive or canola oil
  • for drizzling
  • 4 burger buns
  • split and toasted
  • Sliced bread-and-butter pickles
  • Leaf lettuce
  • sliced tomato and white onion

Instruction

  • For the potato salad, preheat oven to 450ͦF
  • Coat the potatoes and shallots with cooking spray and season with salt, pepper, garlic and onion
  • Roast potatoes cut-side down for 25 minutes; turn over and cook 10 more minutes to very crisp
  • Whisk dressing in a large mixing bowl, add warm potatoes and toss
  • Cool to almost room temp then fold in cress
  • Lower oven temp to 375ͦF after the potatoes come out
  • Bake bacon on a slotted pan or wire rack set on a rimmed baking sheet
  • Bake bacon 18 minutes to very crisp
  • Place cream cheese in a food processor, add shredded cheese, port, garlic and horseradish, and pulse to combine into pub cheese; transfer to a bowl
  • Combine beef with Worcestershire and salt and pepper then form 4 patties thinner at center and thicker at edges for even cooking
  • Preheat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat
  • Drizzle burgers with oil and cook patties 8 minutes, turning occasionally
  • Assemble burgers: toasted bottom of roll, pickles, lettuce, tomato, onion, bacon, burger patty, pub cheese spread, another burger patty and the bun top
  • Serve burgers with potato salad alongside