Burger Night (12 page)

Halve the hearts of palm lengthwise, then cut into ¼-inch (6-mm) slices and add to the bowl along with the radishes, cilantro, lime zest and juice, and the remaining 1½ tablespoons olive oil. Stir to combine and season with salt and pepper. Add the cheese and toss just to incorporate.

SERVES 6

MENUS

From busy weeknights with the kids to entertaining guests on a Saturday, planning a delicious, balanced dinner is a cinch with these menus as your guide. For tips on
planning a dinner see recipes
.

MEATLESS MONDAY

Skip the meat in favor of lighter, yet meaty-textured portobello burgers with savory toppings.

PORTOBELLO BURGERS WITH HERBED CHÈVRE & GRILLED ONIONS
(see recipe)

ISRAELI COUSCOUS WITH KALE & BUTTERNUT SQUASH
(see recipe)

FOR THE ADULTS
Red wine

FOR THE KIDS
Sparkling apple juice

RETRO NIGHT

Nothing satisfies a burger craving like a classic beef patty served with a simple salad and a luscious vanilla malt.

CLASSIC BEEF BURGERS
(see recipe)

LITTLE GEMS WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING & TINY CROUTONS
(see recipe)

FOR THE KIDS & ADULTS
Vanilla Malts (see recipe)

RECHARGE NIGHT

You’ll feel fueled and revitalized with this plant-based and vitamin-rich take on burger night.

QUINOA BURGERS WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES & GARLIC AIOLI
(see recipe)

FENNEL, APPLE & TOASTED WALNUT SLAW
(see recipe)

CHILI & CUMIN SWEET POTATO FRIES
(see recipe)

FOR THE KIDS & ADULTS
Sparkling water with citrus

SLIDER NIGHT

For the perfect family meal, set up a slider bar with mini patties and buns and a variety of toppings.

SHRIMP PO’BOY SLIDERS WITH RéMOULADE
(see recipe)

MEATBALL SLIDERS WITH PROVOLONE & PEPERONCINI
(see recipe)

SPICED LAMB SLIDERS WITH ROMESCO SAUCE
(see recipe)

FOR THE ADULTS
Your favorite beer

FOR THE KIDS
Shirley Temples

SOUTH OF THE BORDER

Taco-friendly flavors—pimento cheese, grilled corn, and salty cotija cheese—are terrific for burgers too.

BUFFALO BURGERS WITH PIMENTO CHEESE & BACON
(see recipe)

CHOPPED SALAD WITH GRILLED CORN & COTIJA
(see recipe)

FOR THE ADULTS
Margaritas

FOR THE KIDS
Sparkling lemonade

MEDITERRANEAN GRILL NIGHT

Enjoy this light feast alfresco, weather permitting.

LAMB & FETA BURGERS WITH SUMAC-YOGURT SAUCE
(see recipe)

BABY ARUGULA & HERB SALAD WITH GRILLED FIGS & HALLOUMI
(see recipe)

FOR THE ADULTS
White wine

FOR THE KIDS
Cranberry spritzers

INDEX

A

Aioli, Basic

Apple, Fennel & Toasted Walnut Slaw

Artichoke-Spinach Burgers with Tomato-Feta Topping

Arugula

Baby Arugula & Herb Salad with Grilled Figs & Halloumi

Mushroom-Lentil Burgers with Gruyère & Arugula

Asian Mayonnaise

Avocados

BLAT Burgers

Crab Burgers with Smashed Avocado

Green Chile Avocado Turkey Cheeseburgers

Green Goddess Dressing

B

Baby Arugula & Herb Salad with Grilled Figs & Halloumi

Bacon

BLAT Burgers

Breakfast Burgers

Buffalo Burgers with Pimento Cheese & Bacon

Onion-Bacon Sauté

Turkey Burgers with Cheddar, Sautéed Onions & Bacon

Balsamic Vinaigrette

Basic Aioli

Basic Yellow Mustard

Basil

Black Bean Bruschetta Burgers

Caprese Burgers

Tuna Burgers Pan Bagnat

Beans

Artichoke-Spinach Burgers with Tomato-Feta Topping

Black Bean Bruschetta Burgers

Falafel Burgers with Tahini-Cilantro Sauce

Beef

BLAT Burgers

Brie-Stuffed Burgers with Sage Onions on Focaccia

Caprese Burgers

Classic Beef Burgers

Gorgonzola-Stuffed Burgers with Grilled Nectarines

Meatball Sliders with Provolone & Peperoncini

Bibb Lettuce Salad with Grilled Peaches & Prosciutto

Bistro Fries

Black Bean Bruschetta Burgers

Bourbon BBQ Sauce & Mushrooms, Chicken Burgers with

Breakfast Burgers

Brie-Stuffed Burgers with Sage Onions on Focaccia

Buffalo Burgers with Pimento Cheese & Bacon

Burgers

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C

Cabbage

Fennel, Apple & Toasted Walnut Slaw

Lemony Slaw

Caprese Burgers

Caramelized Onions

Carrots

Carrot-Daikon Slaw

Carrot-Farro Burgers with Curry Aioli

Pork Banh Mi Burgers with Pickled Vegetables & Eggs

Samosa Burgers with Spicy Mango Salsa

Chard, Sautéed, & Asian Mayonnaise, Miso Tofu Burgers with

Cheese

Baby Arugula & Herb Salad with Grilled Figs & Halloumi

Bibb Lettuce Salad with Grilled Peaches & Prosciutto

Black Bean Bruschetta Burgers

Breakfast Burgers

Brie-Stuffed Burgers with Sage Onions on Focaccia

Buffalo Burgers with Pimento Cheese & Bacon

Caprese Burgers

Chicken Burgers with Bourbon BBQ Sauce & Mushrooms

Chopped Salad with Grilled Corn & Cotija

Eggplant Burgers with Tomato-Ginger Jam

Gorgonzola-Stuffed Burgers with Grilled Nectarines

Green Chile Avocado Turkey Cheeseburgers

Grilled Vegetable Skewers with Parmesan Dusting

Lamb & Feta Burgers with Sumac-Yogurt Sauce

Little Gems with Blue Cheese Dressing & Tiny Croutons

Meatball Sliders with Provolone & Peperoncini

Mushroom-Lentil Burgers with Gruyère & Arugula

Open-Face Chicken & Spinach Burgers

Portobello Burgers with Herbed Chèvre & Grilled Onions

Tomato-Feta Topping

Turkey Burgers with Cheddar, Sautéed Onions & Bacon

Zucchini & Ricotta Burgers with Herbed Aioli

Chicken

Chicken Burgers with Bourbon BBQ Sauce & Mushrooms

Open-Face Chicken & Spinach Burgers

Chili & Cumin Sweet Potato Fries

Five-Spice Sweet Potato Fries

Chipotle Ketchup

Chopped Salad with Grilled Corn & Cotija

Classic Beef Burgers

Cod Burgers with Tartar Sauce & Lemony Slaw

Condiments, sauces & toppings

Asian Mayonnaise

Balsamic Vinaigrette

Basic Aioli

Basic Yellow Mustard

Carrot-Daikon Slaw

Dijonnaise

Green Goddess Dressing

Ketchup

Lemony Butter-Caper Sauce

Lemony Slaw

Onions Three Ways

Quick Dill Pickles

Rémoulade

Romesco Sauce

Sautéed Mushrooms

Spicy Mango Salsa

Sumac-Yogurt Sauce

Tahini-Cilantro Sauce

Tartar Sauce

Tomato-Feta Topping

Tomato-Ginger Jam

Corn

Chopped Salad with Grilled Corn & Cotija

Sweet Corn & Red Pepper Fritter Burgers

Couscous, Israeli, with Kale & Butternut Squash

Crab Burgers with Smashed Avocado

Creamy Fingerling Potato Salad with Tarragon

Cucumbers

Quick Dill Pickles

Curry Aioli

D

Daikon-Carrot Slaw

Date Ketchup

Dijonnaise

Dill Mustard

E

Eggplant

Eggplant Burgers with Tomato-Ginger Jam

Quinoa Burgers with Roasted Vegetables & Garlic Aioli

Eggs

Breakfast Burgers

Creamy Fingerling Potato Salad with Tarragon

Pork Banh Mi Burgers with Pickled Vegetables & Eggs

Tuna Burgers Pan Bagnat

F

Falafel Burgers with Tahini-Cilantro Sauce

Farro-Carrot Burgers with Curry Aioli

Fennel, Apple & Toasted Walnut Slaw

Figs, Grilled, & Halloumi, Baby Arugula & Herb Salad with

Frisée Salad & Herbed Aioli, Shrimp Burgers with

G

Garlic

Roasted Garlic Aioli

Roasted Garlic Mustard

Gorgonzola-Stuffed Burgers with Grilled Nectarines

Green Chile Avocado Turkey Cheeseburgers

Green Goddess Dressing

Grilled Onions

Grilled Vegetable Skewers with Parmesan Dusting

H

Herbed Aioli

Herbed Mustard

Honey Mustard

Horseradish Mustard

I

Israeli Couscous with Kale & Butternut Squash

J

Jalapeño-Lime Aioli

K

Kale & Butternut Squash, Israeli Couscous with

Ketchup

L

Lamb

Lamb & Feta Burgers with Sumac-Yogurt Sauce

Spiced Lamb Sliders with Romesco Sauce

Lemons

Lemon-Parsley Mushrooms

Lemony Butter-Caper Sauce

Lemony Slaw

Meyer Lemon Aioli

Lentil-Mushroom Burgers with Gruyère & Arugula

Lettuce

Bibb Lettuce Salad with Grilled Peaches & Prosciutto

Little Gems with Blue Cheese Dressing & Tiny Croutons

Lime, Jalapeño Aioli

M

Malts, Vanilla

Mango Salsa, Spicy

Meatball Sliders with Provolone & Peperoncini

Meyer Lemon Aioli

Milkshakes, Vanilla

Miso Tofu Burgers with Sautéed Chard & Asian Mayonnaise

Mushrooms

Chicken Burgers with Bourbon BBQ Sauce & Mushrooms

Mushroom-Lentil Burgers with Gruyère & Arugula

Portobello Burgers with Herbed Chèvre & Grilled Onions

Sautéed Mushrooms

Mustard

Basic Yellow Mustard

Dijonnaise

N

Nectarines, Grilled, Gorgonzola-Stuffed Burgers with

O

Onions

Brie-Stuffed Burgers with Sage Onions on Focaccia

Onions Three Ways

Portobello Burgers with Herbed Chèvre & Grilled Onions

Tempura Onion Rings

Turkey Burgers with Cheddar, Sautéed Onions & Bacon

Open-Face Chicken & Spinach Burgers

P

Peaches, Grilled, & Prosciutto, Bibb Lettuce Salad with

Peppers

Chipotle Ketchup

Green Chile Avocado Turkey Cheeseburgers

Meatball Sliders with Provolone & Peperoncini

Romesco Sauce

Sweet Corn & Red Pepper Fritter Burgers

Pickles, Quick Dill

Pineapple, Grilled, Teriyaki Sliders with

Pork.
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Bacon

Bibb Lettuce Salad with Grilled Peaches & Prosciutto

Breakfast Burgers

Caprese Burgers

Meatball Sliders with Provolone & Peperoncini

Pork Banh Mi Burgers with Pickled Vegetables & Eggs

Teriyaki Sliders with Grilled Pineapple

Portobello Burgers with Herbed Chèvre & Grilled Onions

Potatoes

Bistro Fries

Creamy Fingerling Potato Salad with Tarragon

Salt & Vinegar Wedge Fries

Samosa Burgers with Spicy Mango Salsa

Sweet Potato Fries

Prosciutto & Grilled Peaches, Bibb Lettuce Salad with

Q

Quick Dill Pickles

Quinoa Burgers with Roasted Vegetables & Garlic Aioli

R

Rémoulade

Roasted Garlic Aioli

Roasted Garlic Mustard

Romesco Sauce

Rosemary Sweet Potato Fries

S

Saigon Salmon Burgers with Carrot-Daikon Slaw

Salads.
See also
Slaws

Baby Arugula & Herb Salad with Grilled Figs & Halloumi

Bibb Lettuce Salad with Grilled Peaches & Prosciutto

Chopped Salad with Grilled Corn & Cotija

Creamy Fingerling Potato Salad with Tarragon

Little Gems with Blue Cheese Dressing & Tiny Croutons

Salmon

Saigon Salmon Burgers with Carrot-Daikon Slaw

Salmon Burgers with Green Goddess Dressing & Watercress

Salt & Vinegar Wedge Fries

Samosa Burgers with Spicy Mango Salsa

Sautéed Mushrooms

Scallop Burgers with Lemony Butter-Caper Sauce

Seafood

Cod Burgers with Tartar Sauce & Lemony Slaw

Crab Burgers with Smashed Avocado

Saigon Salmon Burgers with Carrot-Daikon Slaw

Salmon Burgers with Green Goddess Dressing & Watercress

Scallop Burgers with Lemony Butter-Caper Sauce

Shrimp Burgers with Herbed Aioli & Frisée Salad

Shrimp Po’boy Sliders with Rémoulade

Tuna Burgers Pan Bagnat

Shrimp Burgers with Herbed Aioli & Frisée Salad

Shrimp Po’boy Sliders with Rémoulade

Sides.
See also
Salads

Bistro Fries

Grilled Vegetable Skewers with Parmesan Dusting

Israeli Couscous with Kale & Butternut Squash

Salt & Vinegar Wedge Fries

Sweet Potato Fries

Tempura Onion Rings

Slaws

Carrot-Daikon Slaw

Fennel, Apple & Toasted Walnut Slaw

Lemony Slaw

Smoked Paprika Ketchup

Special Sauce

Spiced Lamb Sliders with Romesco Sauce

Spicy Mango Salsa

Spinach

Artichoke-Spinach Burgers with Tomato-Feta Topping

Open-Face Chicken & Spinach Burgers

Squash

Grilled Vegetable Skewers with Parmesan Dusting

Israeli Couscous with Kale & Butternut Squash

Quinoa Burgers with Roasted Vegetables & Garlic Aioli

Zucchini & Ricotta Burgers with Herbed Aioli

Sriracha Ketchup

Sumac-Yogurt Sauce

Sweet Corn & Red Pepper Fritter Burgers

Sweet Potato Fries

Sweet & Spicy Sweet Potato Fries

T

Tahini-Cilantro Sauce

Tartar Sauce

Tempura Onion Rings

Teriyaki Sliders with Grilled Pineapple

Thyme Mushrooms

Tofu Miso Burgers with Sautéed Chard & Asian Mayonnaise

Tomatoes