Chimichurri Burger with Roasted Sweet Potato Fries

Our mouth-watering chimichurri burgers are a sure-fire way to please everyone at the family table.  If you can’t wrap your arms around making home-made sweet potato fries, use the frozen ones, we won’t tell!

Chimichurri:

1 cup cilantro leaves

¼ cup fresh mint leaves

1 cup flat-leaf parsley

6 cloves fresh garlic, peeled

2 minced shallots

½ teaspoon hot pepper flakes

1 cup extra-virgin olive oil

3 Tablespoon Lime Juice

¼ cup white vinegar

1/3 cup water

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Pulse the garlic, shallots, parsley, mint, cilantro, salt, pepper and red pepper in a food processor until roughly chopped. Add the oil, vinegar, lime juice and water and pulse to desired texture.

Burger:

1 ½ lbs. ground sirloin

1 tsp. garlic salt

1/2 tsp. black pepper

1/4 cup minced yellow onion

2 tbs. Chimichurri

4 hamburger buns

4 oz. Cotija cheese, crumbled

Heat grill to medium-high heat. Or use a grill pan (or even a non-stick saute pan) over medium-high heat.

In a large bowl combine ground sirloin, garlic salt, black pepper, onion and chimichurri. Divide into 4 equal parts and form into hamburger patties.

Grill patties for 4 minutes on each side, or until desired doneness. Remove from grill and cover with aluminum foil. Let rest 3 minutes.

Assemble hamburgers with buns and top with a healthy dollop of cotija cheese and chimichurri.

Sweet Potato Fries:

2 medium sweet potatoes, rinsed and dried
2 tbs. vegetable oil
2 tsp. smoked paprika
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. freshly-cracked black pepper
1/2 tsp. cumin

1 tsp. Adobo seasoning
1/4 tsp. cayenne (optional)