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Chicken Club Burgers with Avocado Mayo
Summer 2017
This dish takes everything you love about a club sandwich and puts it into burger form. The patties will seem a bit delicate raw— ground chicken is wetter than beef—but they’ll firm up nicely on the grill. The burgers are a kid-friendly size, so if you plan to serve them exclusively to adults, divide the mixture into four and use larger buns.
Serves 6
PATTIES
1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 large egg
1 tbsp (15 mL) Dijon mustard
1¼ lbs (625 g) ground chicken (dark meat)
¼ cup (60 mL) Italian-style bread crumbs
½ tsp (2 mL) salt
¼ tsp (1 mL) freshly ground pepper
Vegetable oil for forming patties
9 large slices smoked bacon
1 ripe avocado
2 tbsp (30 mL) fresh lemon juice
Salt to taste
6 soft, medium-size burger buns
2 cups (500 mL) thinly sliced iceberg lettuce
6 large slices beefsteak tomato
1. For the patties, heat oil in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add onion. Cook, stirring, until tender and lightly golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool.
2. In a mixing bowl, lightly beat egg and Dijon. Add chicken, bread crumbs, cooled onion, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly. Divide into 6 even balls. Using well-oiled hands, form balls into patties slightly larger than buns. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours and up to 1 day.
3. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
4. Place bacon on parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake, flipping once, until mahogany and crisp, 25 to 30 minutes. Drain on paper towel and cool completely. (Cooked bacon will keep, covered and refrigerated, for 3 days.)
5. To make avocado “mayo,” place avocado, lemon juice and salt in food processor. Purée until smooth. Transfer to airtight container. Press plastic wrap against surface. Refrigerate up to 1 day.
6. Preheat grill to medium-high.
7. Clean and oil barbecue grate. Grill patties until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. While burgers are cooking, reheat bacon on grill and cut in half crosswise.
8. Smear bun bottoms generously with avocado mayo. Top with some lettuce then the patties. Top patties with 3 half-slices of bacon. Add tomato slices and season them with salt and pepper to taste. Cover with bun tops. Serve immediately.
Serves 6
