We are quite in the habit of eating hamburgers without buns (even a paleo version like this recipe). Our favorite side dishes are sautéed onion and mushrooms, grilled avocado, a big garden salad and watermelon! To gill avocado, simply cut the avocado in half, remove the pit but leave in the rind. Rub a little oil on the avocado meat so it doesn’t stick to the grill (I typically use Avocado Oil
because when I’m grilling I tend to accept that there’s going to be some Advanced Glycation End-products formed and I’m zen with that). Place the avocado, open side down on the grill for 5-8 minutes (depending on how hot your grill is). Flip and grill another 3-4 minutes. We serve right in the peel (but don’t eat the peel!). For sautéed onion and mushrooms, I like to chop up one giant sweet yellow onion (cut in half and then slice into ¼” semi-circles) and about 2 pounds of mushrooms, sliced or quartered (this is enough for leftovers for us, serves 4-5). I heat 2-3 Tbsp tallow in my Large Frying Pan
and then add onions and mushroom slices together (you could also use Butter
, lard or coconut oil). On medium-high heat, it takes about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to caramelize the onions and for the mushrooms to just start to brown. Yum!
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How is the taste of grilled avocado ? It’s a good idea!
But, is this teflon on the picture ??
Nope, not Teflon. Just a very dirty BBQ grill.
The taste is still very avocadoey. It’s different somehow, but hard to describe.
Something else to try – mix a little of the cooked onion & mushrooms into the meat before making the patty, then cook as normal. tastes good, with or without the bun.
For those of us who are not science PhDs… what are “advanced Glycation End-products”? Thanks!