Blackened Burgers

This is a great recipe for grilled burgers any time of year, but we especially like it during the summer months when fresh ripe tomatoes and Vidalia or red onions for slicing are available at our local farmer's market. This recipe will easily serve four people since the burgers are thick and a quarter pound each!. The recipe's photo below shows Romaine lettuce which our family prefers, but you may substitute your own preference in lettuce. We like Romaine lettuce for it's presentation and also it's nutritional value. The picture also shows a red onion garnish which has a much stronger flavor than Vidalia onions, so use whichever you prefer. The red onion simply looked nicer for the photography. :-)

 1 pound ground beef
 5 tablespoons A.1.® Steak Sauce, divided
 4 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper, divided
 4 Kaiser rolls, split
 Garnish: leaf lettuce, tomatoes, onions

In medium bowl, combine ground beef, 3 tablespoons steak sauce and 1 teaspoon pepper; shape mixture into 4 patties or burgers. Brush burgers with remaining steak sauce; coat burgers with remaining pepper.

Grill burgers over medium heat for 5 minutes on each side or until done. Serve on Kaiser rolls with your choice of leaf lettuce, sliced tomatoes and Vidalia or red onions; mayonnaise and prepared mustard condiments if desired.

~ Makes 4 Blackened Burgers ~