Sourdough Cheeseburgers

Name: Sourdough Cheeseburgers
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon ketchup; 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish; 1/2 pound ground beef; Salt and pepper to taste; 1 small onion, sliced and separated into rings; 4 tablespoons butter, divided; 4 slices sourdough bread; 4 slices Swiss cheese

Here's a mouthwatering cheeseburger that's easy and quick. I came up with it one night when I realized I'd run out of hamburger buns. My husband loved the tang and toasty crunch of the sour-dough bread.—Michelle Dommel, Quakertown, Pennsylvania

Ingredients

3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
1/2 pound ground beef
Salt and pepper to taste
1 small onion, sliced and separated into rings
4 tablespoons butter, divided
4 slices sourdough bread
4 slices Swiss cheese

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, ketchup and relish; cover and refrigerate.
Shape beef into two oval patties. In a large skillet, cook burgers over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°. Season with salt and pepper; remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute onion in 1 tablespoon butter until tender. Remove and keep warm.
Using 2 tablespoons butter, butter one side of each slice of bread. Melt remaining butter in the skillet. Place bread, buttered side up, in the skillet; cook for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Turn; top two of the bread slices with the cheese. Cook 2 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
To serve, place toast cheese side up on a plate. Top with a burger, relish mixture, onion and remaining toast.