Italian Caprese Burgers
Italian Caprese Burgers
Top your burger with mozzarella, pesto, and tomatoes, and serve it all on fluffy focaccia rolls.This recipe is courtesy of Taste and Tell.
Servings
4
servings
Ingredients
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for brushing
- coarse sea salt
- 1 1/2 pound ground beef
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- olive oil
- 8 slices fresh mozzarella
- 1 1/2 cup arugula
- 4 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 vine ripe tomatoes
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 4 tablespoon pesto
Directions
- Combine the flour and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the water, salt, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and mix until combined. Knead for a few minutes until smooth. Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl. Cover and let rise until doubled.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Shape the dough into 4 equal rolls and set on the baking sheet. Brush the tops with olive oil, then sprinkle with sea salt. Let sit for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Bake the rolls until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely.
- Combine the beef with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Form the mixture into 4 equal sized patties and indent the centers.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat a cast iron skillet with some olive oil. Sear the patties on both sides, then transfer the skillet to the oven to finish, about 8 minutes.
- Rinse the arugula. Season with olive oil, 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper.
- Rinse, core, and slice the tomatoes.
- In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise and 2 remaining tablespoons of balsamic.
- Cut the rolls in half and lightly toast them. Spread mayonnaise on the bottom half of all the buns. Top with arugula, tomato slices, a burger patty, 2 slices of mozzarella, and 1 tablespoon pesto. Top with the remaining half roll, and serve immediately.