This picture of him cracked me up. We were all in the house, and he was sitting outside, in the shade, reading through his new book. Of course, I had to grab my phone and snap this pic.

We knew we wanted to grill our burgers, we knew we wanted to try Guy’s Donkey Sauce, and I knew I wanted balsamic onions. Turned out to be the perfect combination of flavors. And that is the long winded story of B and his cookbook and how our DaBomb Burger with Balsamic Onions got their name!

Balsamic Onions are simple to make, although they do take nearly an hour of time. You need to slowly cook the onions until they’re tender, then add the balsamic and sugar and continue cooking until they’re caramelized and sweet.

While the onions were caramelizing, we cooked the bacon and roasted two heads of garlic. It just keeps getting better folks! Crispy bacon, sweet Balsamic Onions, fresh produce and a bowl of Donkey Sauce.

Did I mention the seasoned ground beef, double cheese, and toasted buns?

This was DaBomb!!

Please remember, that sharing is caring, and I’d love if you shared my DaBomb Burger with all your burger loving friends!!

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DaBomb Burger with Balsamic Onions

My recipe is for the burgers with balsamic onions. For the Donkey Sauce, please see the link above.

Author Joy in Every Season

Ingredients

• Ground beef approx 1/4 pound per burger
• salt & pepper
• 2 slices american cheese per burger
• Balsamic Onions:
• 3 yellow onions thinly sliced
• 1 TBSP butter
• 1 TBSP olive oil
• salt & pepper
• 1 TBSP sugar
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

Instructions

• Balsamic Onions:
• Thinly slice yellow onions.
• Heat med saute pan over med/low heat and add 1 TBSP butter and 1 TBSP olive oil. Add sliced onions.
• Add 1 tsp each salt and pepper.
• Cook over med/low heat for approx. 20-30 minutes or until onions are translucent and tender, and just beginning to turn a light golden brown.
• Add sugar and balsamic vinegar and continue to cook over low heat for another 20 minutes, until onions are dark in color and sweet.
• Burger:
• Season meat with salt and pepper. Divide into equal size patties (size depends on bun size).
• BBQ as you would normally BBQ a burger. Top with 2 slices of american cheese.
• To prepare DaBomb Burger:
• Lightly toast buns on buttered grill pan.
• Generously spread Donkey Sauce on bottom bun, add burger, add shredded lettuce, and tomato slice. Top with a balsamic onions (don't be shy, they're yummy).
• Spread more Donkey Sauce on top bun and place on top of bottom burger stack.
• Get lots of napkins and enjoy!!

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Wanting a burger, I opted for a slightly healthier version and decided on a Tropical Turkey burger. Lighter in the sense that it’s not beef. Hmmm, ok, disregard the “lighter” word, I added bacon. But it was really good and the bacon added to the deliciousness!!

This was a lick your fingers kind of burger. Both my husband and I commented that “if we ordered this in a restaurant, we’d go back and order it again.” Seriously, you all need to try this!! Get the napkins ready, it was oozing in Teriyaki Glaze!

 Here’s how the layers went, from bottom to top. Lightly buttered and toasted bun. A little mayo (I love mayo on a burger), grilled seasoned turkey patty, melted pepper jack cheese, crispy applewood smoked bacon, a fat ring of fresh pineapple, a ring of red onion (it’s hiding in the picture), a big spoonful of teriyaki glaze, a leaf of romaine, lightly buttered and toasted top bun. Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum!! I served a fresh caprese salad alongside to get a few more veggies into our dinner. We love caprese and enjoy it all the time. Sweet potato fries would have been a really good side, but considering I didn’t start cooking dinner until about 7:30, I decided to forego the fries and stick with just the caprese. 

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Tropical Turkey Burgers

Author Joy in Every Season

Ingredients

• Burgers:
• 1 pound ground turkey I use 1/4-1/3 meat per patty, so adjust amount as needed
• Hamburger buns
• olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• garlic powder
• Glaze:
• 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce I used Island Girl
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• 2 TBSP water
• Burger Toppings:
• fresh pineapple rings
• sliced cheese I used pepper jack
• thinly sliced red onion rings
• romaine or other leafy lettuce
• mayonaise

Instructions

• Gently mix together ground turkey with salt, pepper, garlic powder (amounts will vary depending on how many burger patties you're making), with a small drizzle of olive oil. Do not over mix. Form into patties (3:1 or 4:1)
• Grill burgers on outdoor grill or use a grill pan indoors
• Add cheese at end of grilling
• Toast Buns
• To make glaze, mix together corn starch with water.
• Heat teriyaki sauce
• Add cornstarch mixture to thicken teriyaki sauce into a glaze
• Assemble burgers and enjoy!!

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There’s lots more coming off my grill!

DaBomb Burger 

Blue Cheese BBQ’d Ribs

Lemon Dijon Grilled Chicken 

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