Roquefort Cheeseburgers

Total Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 ounces roquefort cheese, softened
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 lbs ground sirloin or 1 lb ground sirloin and 1/2 pound ground chuck
• 4 slices vidalia onions, 1/2-inch thick
• 4 slices beefsteak tomatoes, 1/2-inch thick
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• vegetable oil, for the grill
• 4 kaiser rolls, split or 4 large hamburger buns, topped with onions
• 2 ounces arugula
• 2 ounces mixed baby greens

Recipe

• 1 in a small mixing bowl, blend roquefort and butter. scrape butter mixture onto plastic wrap and roll into a 4" cylinder. refrigerate for about one hour, until firm. slice the butter into 4 disks.
• 2 gently shape ground meat into 4 thick patties. using your thumb, make a depression in the center of each patty and fill with a disk of roquefort butter. fold the meat over to encase the butter completely and gently pat into a plump patty.
• 3 light your grill and when it is heated brush the grate with oil. thread each onion slice onto a skewer. brush onions and tomatoes with a tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• 4 grill onions over a medium-hot fire until blackened and tender, about 5 minutes per side. grill the tomato slices until grill marks appear, 1 minute per side.
• 5 season the burgers with salt and pepper and grill over a medium-hot fire about 6 minutes per side. transfer to a platter and let stand for 2 minutes.
• 6 brush the insides of the rolls with the remaining olive oil and grill until lightly toasted, around 10 seconds.
• 7 set burgers on rolls, top with the onion, tomato and salad greens and serve.