"fajita" Burgers

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 23 mins Cook Time: 47 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb 90% lean ground beef
• 3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided
• 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
• 1/4 cup chopped scallion
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon chili powder (preferably new mexican)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (preferably mexican)
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped chipotle chile in adobo
• 1/2 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
• 4 french whole wheat rolls, split and toasted
• 2 roasted anaheim chilies or 2 poblano peppers
• 1 cup shredded green cabbage
• 4 slices tomatoes
• 4 thin slices red onions
• sliced avocado (treated with lime juice, garnish)

Recipe

• 1 preheat grill to medium-high.
• 2 place beef, 1/4 cup cilantro, onion, scallions, garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, pepper and salt in a large bowl.
• 3 gently combine, without overmixing, until evenly incorporated.
• 4 form into 4 equal patties, about 1/2 inch thick and oval-shaped to match the rolls.
• 5 combine the remaining 1/2 cup cilantro, mayonnaise, lime juice and chipotle in a small bowl.
• 6 peel the roasted peppers, halve lengthwise and remove the seeds.
• 7 oil the grill rack with a folded paper and tongs.
• 8 grill the burgers until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center registers 165°f, about 6 minutes per side.
• 9 top with cheese and cook until it is melted, about 1 minute more.
• 10 assemble the burgers on toasted rolls with the chipotle mayonnaise, half a roasted pepper, cabbage, tomato and onion.
• 11 sliced avocados, as garnish.
• 12 **chipotle chiles in adobo sauce are smoked jalapeños packed in a flavorful sauce. look for the small cans with the mexican foods in large supermarkets. once opened, they’ll keep up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator or 6 months in the freezer. you can also find them dried with other chiles or ground in the spice section of many supermarkets.
• 13 to oven roast peppers:.
• 14 preheat oven to 450°f; place a wire rack on a large baking sheet & arrange whole bell peppers on the rack.
• 15 roast peppers in the center of the oven, turning occasionally with tongs, until blackened in places, 30 to 40 minutes.
• 16 transfer the peppers to a large bowl and cover with plastic wrap; let steam for 10 minutes then uncover and let cool.
• 17 with a paring knife, remove stems, skins and seeds.
• 18 if serving as antipasto, combine accumulated juices with peppers.