Ingredients
3 & 3/4 1lb fresh ground bison meat
Bacon slices
1 red onion (chop about 1 tablespoon for meat and slice desired amount for topping the burger)
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 t paprika
1 t cayenne pepper
3 T Olive Oil
Kosher salt to taste
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
2 whole-wheat hamburger buns
1 tomato
Fresh lettuce
1 avocado
Gorgonzola blue cheese
Desired condiments (spicy mustard is excellent with bison)
Directions
1 - In a small mixing bowl combine bison meat, olive oil, chopped garlic and red onion and seasonings and mix thoroughly.
2 - Form meat into 3/4″ patties and set aside.
3 - Before grilling, prep all toppings such as sliced tomato, onion, lettuce etc.
4 - Bison meat is best served medium to medium rare – do not overcook!
5. Cook bacon to your favorite crispiness
5 - Grill patties over a low flame. Melt cheese on the patties during the last minute of grilling place bacon on top.