4th of July Grilled Portobello Burgers

Name: 4th of July Grilled Portobello Burgers
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: mushrooms, portabello; olive oil; lemon juice; garlic; basil; oregano; parsley leaves; thyme; hamburger buns; swiss cheese; pickling cucumbers; onions; ketchup; prepared mustard

Submitted by happyzhangbo

Succulent grilled portobello mushroom has the meaty texture, which is ideal for burger. It’s also marinated in a garlicky-herby-lemony marinade to build up more flavour.

YIELD

8 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

30 min

READY

40 min

Ingredients

MEDIUM MUSHROOMS, PORTABELLO *

CUP OLIVE OIL

⅓

CUP LEMON JUICE
fresh

CLOVES GARLIC
fresh

BUNCH BASIL
fresh, chopped *

BUNCH OREGANO
fresh, chopped *

TABLESPOONS PARSLEY LEAVES
fresh, chopped

TEASPOON THYME
fresh, chopped *

EACH HAMBURGER BUNS
prefer whole wheat *

X SWISS CHEESE
sliced, as needed *

X PICKLING CUCUMBERS
as needed *

X ONIONS
thinly sliced, as needed *

X KETCHUP
as needed *

X PREPARED MUSTARD
as needed *

Directions

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 8 slices mozzarella cheese 8 kaiser rolls (or 2 loaves of Italian Bread) 8 romaine lettuce leaves 8 slices large, fresh tomato Peel the mushrooms; brush away any dirt before you cut away the stems.

Combine the oil, lemon juice, garlic, fresh herbs, salt and pepper to make a marinade.

Add the mushrooms and the sliced mozzarella; marinate at room temperature for about an hour.

Grill the mushrooms over hot coals for about 2 minutes on each side.

Remove from the grill and allow to rest for 3 to 5 minutes.

To assemble the burgers:

Put several slices of cheese on top of the bottom bun, put into toaster oven, toast the bread with cheese.

Arrange grilled mushroom on top of the melted cheese.

Then put pickling cucumber, onion, ketchup and mustard as needed.

Put on the top bun.

Serve.