Hamburgers with Feta and Caramelized Onions

I was craving a hamburger but didn’t want an ordinary burger, so I made hamburgers with feta and caramelized onions. The feta bits caramelized while cooking and gave great flavor to the burger. My husband and I enjoyed these burgers, but my kids said they liked plain ones better. I served them with a fruit salad and thick-cut oven fries. It was a simple, quick, and tasty dinner.

Caramelized Onions:

• 1 tbsp butter
• ½ large yellow onion, sliced
• Sea salt, to taste

Burgers:

• 1 lb ground beef
• ¼ cup feta cheese, crumbles
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
• ¼ tsp dried oregano
• ¼ tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper, to taste

Other Ingredients:

• Hamburger buns, toasted
• Additional feta cheese crumbles
• Lettuce
• Tomatoes, sliced
• Steak sauce, (optional)

How to Make Hamburgers with Feta and Caramelized Onions:

Lightly caramelize the onions by heating the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly caramelized, about 15 minutes; season with sea salt to taste, then set aside.  Side Note: If the skillet gets dry while the onions cook, add a few tablespoons of water.

Make the burger mixture by combining the ground beef, feta cheese crumbles, parsley, oregano, basil, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, in a large bowl and mixing gently with your hands; form into four same-sized patties.

Cook the burgers by heating a grill pan over medium heat and coating it with olive oil cooking spray.

Place the patties on the grill pan and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until the desired degree of doneness. Remove from heat.

Build your burgers by layering the bottom of the toasted bun with the burger, lightly caramelized onions, additional feta cheese crumbles, lettuce, tomatoes, some steak sauce, and the other bun. Enjoy.

 

 

 

On a side note:

My brother-in-law Brooks treated us to a fantastic dining experience in Boise, Idaho. We went to a restaurant called Barbacoa Grill, I loved everything about it, from the food, service, decor, and drinks. We ordered the Icetini’s that they are known for. It’s a martini (any flavor you like) served in a glass made of ice. They were so much fun!

We started off the meal with freshly made guacamole and calamari. They were both great, but the guacamole was one of the best I’ve ever had. My father had an AMAZING mushroom soup. My mother’s crab bisque was delicious. Brooks had a Caesar salad served in a Parmesan crisp bowl–it was pretty and tasty. My sister ordered seafood pasta with a spicy tomato sauce, and the seafood was perfectly cooked. My husband had a primavera pesto pasta that was rich and creamy. I ordered the LARGE shrimp in a chipotle cream sauce, and they were tender and so good. My mother had filet mignon with a peppercorn sauce, and they served the meat on a hot piece of granite that kept the steak hot the whole time she ate it. My brother-in-law ordered sea bass, and my father had the lamb. I am not a lamb fan, but it was perfectly cooked and tender.