Southwest Sliders & My First Giveaway

We are still celebrating!  I hit 100 Followers

and it is quickly on its way to 200.

I have a great giveaway and may have to make that

two of them if we reach 200.

Let's have a summer BBQ as part of the celebration.

These little darlings are called sliders.  They slide right down

and you reach for another.

I really love gourmet food, so some of my friends

really can't believe I could like hamburgers,

but believe me I do.

A couple of years ago I was craving them -

must be middle age.

I couldn't get enough.

There are so many great recipes for hamburgers

out there but this is one of our favs.

I know I got it out of a magazine but it was so many

years ago and I have no idea which one it would

be. 

My nieces and nephews call these Jackie's Burgers.

They start with all of these great mix-ins.

Salsa

Tortilla chips

Green onions

Cumin

and

Cheese

We don't always make them as sliders

but I found this fun slider press at

Bed Bath and Beyond

and we really enjoy using it.

It makes for such a fun size.

We just form them in the press, but you can cook them in it

too.

We throw them on the grill.  They just take minutes

Then put them in small dinner rolls.

Or do like I usually do and eat them plain without bun

or sauces.

These are so good that you don't need anything with them.

Southwest Burger Recipe

1 lb. hamburger

1/4 C. salsa

1/4 C. crushed tortilla chips

3/4 C. grated cheddar cheese

1/4 C. chopped green onion

1 tsp. cumin

1/2 tsp. garlic salt

Mix everything together by hand and

then form into desired sized burger patties.

If making slider sized, it is helpful to pop in the

freezer for 15 minutes to help them stay together.

I still have some in the freezer, maybe I will go

grill a couple up right now.

See the sidebar for my 1st

GIVEAWAY.

or

Click here.

It will be running this week.

Win a 2 quart Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker.

I will be posting this with

Tasty Tuesday

and

Foodie Fridays.