Blue Cheese Burger with Cherry-Cranberry Sauce & Lemony Kale

[Sincerely-Food-Chef]

Ingredients

• 1 (4 oz) pkg crumbled blue cheese
• ¼ cup dried cranberries
• 1 ½ cups frozen cherries
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 bunch kale
• 1 ½ lb lean ground beef
• 1 lemon
• 4 whole grain buns or rolls
• black pepper
• brown sugar
• Dijon mustard
• extra virgin olive oil
• garlic powder
• honey
• red wine vinegar
• rosemary, dried
• salt

Instructions

1. Place cherries, cranberries, vinegar, sugar, and spices in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
   • 1 ½ cup frozen cherries
   • ¼ cup dried cranberries
   • 4 tsp red wine vinegar
   • 1 tsp brown sugar
   • ½ tsp rosemary, dried
   • ½ tsp salt
   • ¼ tsp black pepper
2. Once boiling, gently crush the fruit with the back of a spoon to release juices. Reduce heat to a simmer and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
3. Meanwhile, peel and mince garlic; transfer to a large bowl.
   • 2 cloves garlic
4. Wash, dry, and juice lemon into the bowl with the garlic. Add oil, Dijon, honey, salt, and pepper; whisk to combine the dressing.
   • 1 lemon
   • 4 tsp extra virgin olive oil
   • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
   • 1 tsp honey
   • ½ tsp salt
   • ¼ tsp black pepper
5. Wash, dry, and fold kale leaves in half lengthwise and slice off the stems. Chop or tear leaves into bite-sized pieces and transfer to the bowl. Use your hands to massage the dressing into the kale until slightly softened; set aside.
   • 1 bunch kale
6. Form the ground beef into 4 equal-sized patties, place on a plate, and season with spices.
   • 1 ½ lb lean ground beef
   • 1 tsp salt
   • ½ tsp black pepper
   • ½ tsp garlic powder
7. Preheat a large grill pan, outdoor grill, or regular skillet over medium-high heat.
8. Once the grill pan is hot, place patties in the pan and cook, undisturbed, for 5 minutes; flip patties and cook an additional 2-3 minutes, until cooked through. Once done, transfer to a clean plate.
9. If desired, place buns, cut-side down, on the grill pan to toast, 1-2 minutes.
   • 4 whole grain buns or rolls
10. Place bottom half of a bun on each plate, then top with burgers, blue cheese, and cherry sauce. Close with the top half of the bun and serve with salad on the side. Enjoy!
    • 1 (4 oz) pkg crumbled blue cheese