Adapted from Sam Zien’s “Just Grill This!” Makes 4-6 burgers.
Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
2 ounces blue cheese crumbles
2 tablespoons butter, softened
Olive oil
Freshly ground pepper
4 to 6 pretzel rolls or other buns, toasted
Directions
Mix beef and seasoning salt in a bowl. Form into 4 or 6 burgers. Combine blue cheese and butter in a small bowl; mix well. Make an indentation in middle of each burger with your thumb; fill with some blue cheese mix. Fold burger around the mix; seal well.
Lightly oil each patty; season with pepper. Heat grill to medium-high. Cook burgers, 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Serve on toasted buns.
Per serving (for 4 burgers): 479 calories, 48 percent of calories from fat, 25g fat, 12g saturated fat, 130mg cholesterol, 22g carbs, 39g protein, 828mg sodium, 1g fiber.
