South of the Border Burger

Difficulty: Easy
Serves: four

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh salsa
1/4 cup sour cream
Lettuce
1 tomato, sliced
1 avocado, peeled and sliced

Directions:

Prepare a grill.In a small bowl, combine salsa and sour cream and mix well. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, garlic, onion, chili powder, cumin and salt.

Mix well with your hands. Form into 4 patties.

When grill is hot, grill burgers over high flame or hot coals for 5 minutes, then turn over and grill for 4-5 minutes more or until cooked through.

Meanwhile, place one or two lettuce leaves on each serving plate. Place one cooked burger on each plate of lettuce then top with a generous dollop of salsa mixture.

Top with a tomato slice and then two slices of avocado.

Serve immediately.Tips:

You can also pan fry the burgers.