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Brick-Pressed Ham and Swiss Burgers

A seared beef patty is stacked with ham, Swiss, pickles and tomato on a toasted sourdough bun, wrapped tightly in foil, and pressed under a brick on the grill. The crust turns crisp while the cheese melts into everything.

  • YieldMakes 4 burgers
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total53 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Burgers

  • 3 tbspsweet pickle relish
  • ¼ cuppimientos, drained and diced
  • 680 gground beef, 80% lean
  • 1 tspkosher salt
  • ¼ tspblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 3 tbspunsalted butter, melted
  • 1 clovegarlic, minced, for the butter

Garlic mayo

  • 60 mlmayonnaise
  • 1 clovegarlic, finely grated
  • ½ tsplemon juice

Burgers

  • 4sourdough buns, split
  • 1large kosher dill pickle, thinly sliced
  • ¼sweet onion, thinly sliced
  • 8 slicesSwiss cheese
  • 225 gsliced deli ham
  • 1beefsteak tomato, thinly sliced

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Mustard
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Cucumber
  • Dill
  • Black and white pepper
  • Yeast
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Pork
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Grill

Season

  • Summer
  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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