I rarely venture up to Fishers where John works, mainly because it’s not close to where we live. But on the occasion when I decide to skip my solo lunch dates with my Kindle, I meet up with him and his coworkers for a bite to eat. One place they recently took me was to Scotty’s Lakehouse, a gourmet burger joint in a relaxed atmosphere, definitely mine and John’s kind of place.
For my entree I had a burger topped with poblano cream cheese, blue corn tortilla chips, chipotle mayo, lettuce, and tomato.
We ordered the 7 Tidals Buffalo Chicken Dip for an appetizer filled with chicken, blue cheese, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, mild sauce, and hot sauce, served with blue corn tortilla chips and celery. Quite good!
A few weeks after that I was inspired by this burger to try my very own Mexicali burger.
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Mexicali Burgers
Servings 4 Burgers
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 4 buns
- ½ onion sliced into strips
- ½ Tbsp. chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 4 Bibb lettuce leaves
- 4 slices of tomato
- 4 slices of pepper jack cheese
Avocado ranch dressing:
- ½ c. mayo
- ½ c. sour cream
- 3 Tbsp. buttermilk
- ½ Tbsp. olive oil
- ½ Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 avocado peeled and pitted
Instructions
To Make Dressing
- Place all ingredients in food processor. Blend until smooth.
To Make Burgers:
- Form burger patties with taco seasoning. Place on oven top grill or outside grill. Cook until meat temperature is what you like.
- Place a little olive oil in saucepan. Add onions and caramelize, about 8-10 minutes. Add chipotle sauce and mix until well combined. Take off heat.
- Start by forming burgers. Place 1 Tbsp. avocado ranch dressing on one bun. Place burger on top. Then add cheese, onions, tomato, and lettuce. Top with other bun.
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I have never had tortilla chips on hand when making this burger but a few crushed tortilla chips would top this burger off with a perfect crunch!
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