A week of easy lunches: Day 6

Live Well for Less

VCC chef Hamid Salimian presents a week of lunches that are easy, tasty and inexpensive. Here is day six in the series of seven, where our chef whips up some juicy burgers.

Ingredients:

• 250 grams of ground meat
• Salt, to taste
• Toasted sesame seed bun
• Bacon
• Onion
• 1 tbsp. relish
• 2 tbsp. mayonnaise
• Seasoning, to taste 
• Red onion
• Lettuce
• Cheese

Directions:

Step 1: Cook burger

• Form patty from ground meat and add salt. Don’t overwork the meat.
• Press it down and grill it until the meat is medium or well done.
• While grilling the burger patties, bake the bacon in oven.

Step 2: Prepare the secret sauce

•     Mix together 2 tbsp. of caramelized onion, 1 tbsp. relish, 2 tbsp. mayonnaise and add seasoning to taste.

 Step 3: Arrange toppings

• Toast sesame seed bun.
• Add secret sauce.
• Add burger patty.
• Add slice of cheese.
• Add bacon, onions and other toppings based on your preferences.