Olive Burgers

I don't know the origin of the

Olive Burger, but they're popular on

menus here in Michigan.

Hubby and I recently ate at the

Peanut Barrel in East Lansing

and loved the savory taste of the

olive burger sauce they put on top.

I tried to reproduce it and here's

my recipe taste-tested and approved

by my hubby:

Olive Burger Sauce

1 cup mayonaise

1 cup chopped green olives w/pimentoes

2 TBS ketchup

1 TBS mustard (I used grainy)

1/2 tea. onion powder

Measure out the olives...

And, run your knife through them

so they're chopped like this:

Whisk the ketchup and mustard

with the mayonnaise in a medium bowl.

Whisk in the onion powder.

Stir in the olives.

Refrigerate the sauce until ready to serve.

The Burger

2 lbs. ground chuck

1 medium onion

barbecue seasoning

Chop the onion...

Mix it into the ground chuck

and sprinkle with barbecue seasoning.

You can use any type you enjoy

such as mesquite.

Form into patties.

I like to grill over high heat to sear

the outside while

keeping the inside juicy.

Grill for 3-4 minutes on each side, but

keep checking.

These burgers are especially good

served with my

Broiled Grape Tomatoes.