Mediterranean Style Burgers

Ok, so I was in the mood for burgers on Sunday.  However, I was tired of the same old same old if you know what I mean.  So I put on my thinking cap and asked myself what sounded good.  Mediterranean food also sounded like a tasty option but I wasn 't sure what to make.  Sooo, I decided I would go ahead and grill my burgers but make them Mediterranean style. ~  Problem solved!

I went to ask my wife Holly what she thought of the idea but she was sound asleep napping on the couch.

So I did what any good husband would do and I cracked open a beer.  I went out to fire up old Hasty Bake, and got to work on prepping my burgers. 

I took the ground beef and placed in a bowl with feta cheese, garlic, and Herbes de Provence, and mixed thouroughly.  Then I made the individual paddys making an indentation with my thumb in the center of each one to make sure they cooked evenly.

I set the burgers aside and made a greek style salad of chopped heirloom tomatos, feta cheese, cucumber, and red onion.  I drizzled a some Italian salad dressing on top and placed in the fridge. 

By now I had to crack open my second beer and go check on my fire.  The beer was ice cold and the fire was white hot.  Perfect!

I went in and got the burgers, sprinkling salt and cracked black pepper on each side.  I took my poppy seed buns and buttered each side for toasting.  I grilled the burgers until well seared on each side (approximately 5 minutes)

Burgers grilled to medium rare, buns toasted to buttery perfection, ready to bring it in and put it all together.  

Once back in the kitchen I took some fresh spinach from my salad drawer and got the greek salad mixture.  I placed spinach leaves on the bottom bun then added my burger and topped it all off with the greek salad.  We are all plated up, I went into the living room and woke my wife from her slumber and we chose a movie to stream off of netflix and began to enjoy the last part of our weekend with a great burger, beer, and movie.  (The Mediterranean Style Burger came out awesome by the way!) 

Tune in next time for more adventure, and epicurious fun!  Maybe Holly will be awake next time!