Garlic-Thyme Burgers with Grilled Tomato

Here’s a nice alternative to spruce up the tradition burger. Very flavorful and easy to make.

Recipe courtesy of Cooking Light mag

Ingredients

• 1  tbsp  chopped fresh thyme
• 1/2  tsp  kosher salt
• 1/4  tsp  freshly ground black pepper
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  lb  ground sirloin
• 4  (1/2-inch-thick) slices beefsteak tomato
• 1  tbsp Dijon mustard
• 4  (2-ounce) Kaiser rolls or other sandwich rolls
• 4  baby romaine lettuce leaves

Directions

1.  Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat.
2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl. Divide mixture into 4 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.
3. Add patties to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.
4. Remove patties from pan. Add tomato slices to pan; cook 1 minute on each side.
5. Spread about 3/4 teaspoon mustard over bottom half of each roll; top each with 1 lettuce leaf, 1 patty, 1 tomato slice, and top half of roll.

Note: you can add a little low-sodium beef broth to the meat for juicier burgers