Margherita Pizza Burger
Margherita Pizza Burger
Another of my Pizza Burgers — this time it’s a Margherita Pizza Burger, just as great tasting and as easy to make as the others. Pizza Burgers are fun alternatives to regular burgers and can easily be adapted to personal tastes and the availability of ingredients.
This Pizza Burger uses the Basic Hamburger patty as a base (recommended) but you could use any store-bought burger patty for convenience.
Serves 4
For the Base
- 4 Basic Hamburger patties
For the Topping
- 2 tomatoes, drained (canned)
- 1 generous teaspoon tomato puree
- 1 small dash olive oil
- 2 pinches dried basil
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 1 tiny pinch salt
- Mozzarella cheese, sliced enough to cover 4 patties, or about a handful of grated dry mozzarella
For the Rolls
- 4 fresh bread rolls, about the same size as the patties
- Butter
Method
Chop the tomatoes into small cubes, add the puree, basil, pepper, salt and olive oil and mix thoroughly.
The patties should preferably be broiled under a grill or cooked on a Weber-style barbecue with the lid on. Grill or broil the patties until half cooked and flip them over.
- Barbecue: immediately spoon the sauce onto the patties, cover liberally with cheese and put the lid on.
- Oven or broiler: wait a minute or two after turning before adding the toppings.
- Frying pan: pre-warm the sauce before spooning onto the turned patties and cover the pan with a lid.
The burgers are ready when the cheese has melted.
Split the rolls and toast the cut surfaces lightly (under the grill, on the barbecue or in a dry pan) just before the patties are done. Spread a little butter on the toasted surfaces and add the patty.
You could use 4 rolls and top the patty with the other half but I prefer them open-faced — your choice!
Bon Appétit!