Italian Burger
Here’s the fifth entry in our weeks long burger posts.
~ John ~
As a child we had cookouts but my favorite burger came from the broilers at Burger King. A lot has changed since then. Living in Chicago, we discovered Kuma’s Burgers. We bring all that visit our fair city to Kuma’s. It is not for the faint of heart because you have to endure a tattoo’d wait staff, soft porn on the walls, eardrum busting heavy metal music and of course gourmet burgers that seem out of place.
By far this Italian Burger is my favorite burger. The unique blend of ground beef and Italian pork sausage gives it “personality”. Combining the tomato compote, some Dijon mustard, and provolone cheese round out this treat. A nice compliment to this burger is the Challah bun.
Other Burgers you might enjoy:
Greek Burger Raspberry Chipotle Burger
YOWZA! Burger Salisbury Belmont Burger
Siciliano Burger Thai Coconut Basil Burger

Three little burgers went to the market.
Italian Burger
1# Italian Sausage
1# Ground Chuck
1/2 Cup Grated Onion
3 Minced Garlic Cloves
1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tbsp Dijon Mustard
Pepper to Taste NO salt – sausage has enough!
Mozzarella or Provolone Cheese or BOTH!
Sturdy Buns like Challah
Tomato Compote
2 Cups Small Diced Tomatoes
Handful Chopped Fresh Basil
3 Minced Garlic Cloves
1-2 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
Kosher Salt and Pepper to Taste
Mix together and let marinade for an hour or so
Another great burger idea!
These burgers look beautiful. The recipe is a classic and well worth the small effort. Thanks for sharing this!
Can you mail me one of these? I’ve just been sitting here saying “oh my God” over and over. Yum!
Now that’s a burger!
Wonderful idea of burger you just make my weekend breakfast lovely and easy.
Thanks buddy.:)
Those are making me drool! And I love the presentation, you’re pictures are always so good!
Thanks Grace! I wish the TasteSpotting and FoodGawker gods thought as highly of my pictures as you do.
~ Mary
Droooooooooooooooooool!
Wow!
Your site is full of GREAT recipes, especially for burgers. You are my go to website when I need a flavorful burger!!
Beautiful burgers and photos! I would be quite happy to wrap my mouth around one of those.
Wow, that’s a really appetizing and tempting burger.
I love that photo of the burgers wrapped in the napkin. That burger looks so appetizing,I keep feasting my eyes on that first photo with the cheese melting right onto the patty, talk about major yum!
Wow.. Looks delicious. I bet putting in the pork is going to make it extra juicy. Will try this with some spicy italian. Thanks for the recipe and idea!
This looks un-freaking-believable!!!! It’s making me sooo hungry!
OMG so delicious! Love the food styling too!
I must try this at home!
They look like people:) Cute cute cute!!
loving those 3 little burgers!!! 😀 I like cute food.