Clean Eating Italian Mozzarella Burgers

There are few things in life that this family loves more then a delicious grilled burger.  As with all things in life I tend to get bored doing the same ol'e same burger with cheese on it.  So i decided one day this summer to  have some fun and just start experimenting.  Out of that experimentation I invented my favorite burger.  I utilize all fresh and organic ingredients and I truly believe that is what makes this burger.

Burger Ingredients

1 pound grass fed organic ground beef
1/4 ground almonds
1 TB onion powder
1 TB garlic powder
1 cage free egg
1/4 tsp salt
dash of pepper

Tomato Topping

Diced cherry tomato
diced 1/4 onion
1 minced garlic clove
3 chopped basil leaves
1 TB olive oil
Salt and Pepper

Place all the ingredients for the tomato topping in foil and mix with your hands so all the tomatoes are coated in the oil.  Then fold all 4 sides of the foil to make a tight grilling container and place on the grill.  You want to get these started 1st as they can take longer to cook.  You want them to be soft and cooked thoroughly..

Use a food processor or blender to make your ground almonds. In a large bowl combine all of your burger ingredients including the 1/4 cup ground almonds. Mix thoroughly with your hands.

Then make large patties for the grill. When the patties are almost cooked to your desire then top with fresh slices mozzarella cheese.  Serve on sprouted grain organic buns.

We use a charcoal grill and like all things when we started eating clean and less chemicals in our lifestyle we needed to switch out the charcoal we used.  Regular charcoal briquettes is coated with chemicals that don't entirely burn off in the cooking process. Through research I discovered a simply alternative: Real Hardwood Charcoal. 

Is usually made of maple, hickory, or mesquite wood that burned. It resembles pieces of burnt wood.  It cooks hotter then charcoal briquettes at 1000 F.  It lights faster, burns less ash, gives the food a purer wood flavor, and it is inexpensive.  I bought ours at whole foods for $4.99 in May and the 8.81 pound bag is still going strong. What's not to love it's better for you, cheap, better for the environment, and it makes the food taste amazing.  I would recommend trying to find some in your area.