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Ranch Crusted Burgers with Avocado Ranch Sauce

Ingredients

Avocado Ranch Sauce:

  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon well-shaken buttermilk
  • 1/2 teaspoon Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning
  • kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 green onions thinly sliced
  • 2 avocados peeled, pitted and diced

Ranch Spice Crusted Burger:

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • kosher salt
  • freshly ground pepper
  • 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck 80% lean
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 8 slices American cheese
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 4 brioche buns split in half

Instructions

  • To make avocado ranch sauce: In bowl, whisk mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, ranch seasoning, salt and pepper until smooth. Fold in green onions and diced avocados; set aside.
  • To make burgers: In small bowl, whisk ranch seasoning, paprika, salt and pepper.
  • Heat large cast-iron pan or griddle over high heat. Divide meat into four 6-ounce patties and make deep depression in centers with thumb. Season each with spice rub on one side.
  • Add canola oil to pan and heat until shimmering. Place on burgers in pan, spice side down, and cook until golden brown and lightly charred, 4 minutes. Turn burgers over and cook 4 minutes, or until they reach desired doneness.
  • Top each burger with two slices cheese. Add water to pan and cover tightly with lid 10 seconds, or until the cheese is melted.
  • Place burgers on bottom buns and top each with avocado ranch sauce and top buns.