What's for Dinner: My all AMERICAN burger

You just gotta love a country where everyone is everyone

and we are all mixed up.

So I wanted to do something to honor that.

I created a new All AMERICAN burger.

In order for this to work, I need to have the perfect mix of meat.

As you already know, I am not a big salter.  I don't add it to any of my dishes, as I would rather the person who is eating, season it to their liking. 

I like my food

Naked.

Allowing the items I put together to be present and "accounted" for by my tasty buds :-).

So here I mixed Super Extra Lean Ground beef with Sweet Italian Sausage.

(in my humble opinion, all the seasoning you need for this burger in there with the sausage, trust me on this.)

I have a burger maker, that I LOVE!!  With that little note, I also measure how many oz. I want to make each patty. My burger balls measured about 4 oz. raw. 

(just a little note:  I remove the casing the sausage is in and discard it, just slice it down the middle and pull the casing off, should be easy)

After making the rest, off they went to the grill and top with a Chipotle Cheddar cheese.

Earlier in the day I wanted even more AMERICAN mix up on our burgers.

So instead of just lettuce and tomato.

I thought how's about a slaw.

It had to be easy and fast though...

Red cabbage slaw made with Garlic Balsamic Marinade, Agave Nectar and a noted Asian flare Sesame seeds.

With the slight bite of the red cabbage, the sweetness of the agave nectar, the nutty flavor of the sesame seeds and the slight tang of the marinade, I knew I was getting close to home.

But the thing that brought this all together was an unexpected find at the Farmer's Market at Pioneer Park today.

Minty Limeade

 YUM!  YUM! YUM!

I am not a mint lover by any stretch of the imagination.  I have mint growing in my front yard that I try to kill every year, but it has won for the last 10+ years.

Today I snipped 4-5 sprigs of my nemesis to make my own version of the minty limeade.

I used lemon juice instead of lime juice....I like to use what I have on hand.

Well, minty friends, I have a new found respect for you and will learn to love you.

My favorite part of the whole experience was watching how earthy the process was. 

Sugar, Juice, Ice, Water, Mint all to the bottom of a mason jar and....

SHAKE IT BABY!!!!

Best lemonade I have ever had!!!

That's it.  All AMERICAN burger with a nice ice cold minty lemonade.

A lot of different peoples  are represented in this meal, afterall, that is what America is. 

Happy 4th!