Fancy Backyard Burgers

When you’re ready to make your burgers a little fancy, this is a great recipe to use. The vinegar and peppercorns give plain old burgers a whole different dimension and the yogurt mellows it out nicely.

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 tsp peppercorns
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp green onions, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup yogurt or sour cream
• 1 tbsp parsley, minced

Heat up your grill.

Shape your ground beef into 4 hamburger patties and set aside.

Place the peppercorns on a large piece of foil or waxed paper. With a heavy object (bottom of pan) crush and crack peppercorns coarsely. Spread the cracked peppercorns evenly on the paper and place the four patties on top of them. Press down so that the peppercorns stick to the meat and turn around. Repeat until all peppercorns are used up. Put the peppercorn patties onto the BBQ.

In the meantime, heat vegetable oil in a pan and add the green onions and wine vinegar. Cook over medium heat until green onions are just done. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the yogurt/sour cream and parsley.

Spoon the sauce over the burger and enjoy.