The Ultimate Goat Cheese Burger
This goat cheese burger is for die-hard goat cheese lovers only.
Or wanna-be die-hard goat cheese lovers.
Or someone who would like to cook for a die-hard goat cheese lover.
Basically the person eating this has to like goat cheese. A. LOT. There’s a goat cheese filling in those goat cheese burgers burgers PLUS a goat cheese dressing on top.
If you’ve done a stuffed burger before, this is pretty straightforward. Make two really thin patties, top one half with the filling, then seal the two halves together! I added some lemon zest and garlic to the filling which you can TOTALLY taste.
I formed my patties into a football shape because I was using pitas instead of buns. We like doing that because the bread element doesn’t overpower the burger, which is the reason why you’re eating the burger…. right?
I drizzled an adaptation of the goat cheese dressing from my Green Bean and Egg Salad recipe over the top. (One of my favorite dressings ever. And if you don’t like goat cheese that much, the goat cheese flavor is quite mild.) Perfect end-of-the-summer meal!
Burgers & goat cheese were just meant to be together, guys.
Goat Cheese-Stuffed Burger with Tangy Goat Cheese-Cucumber Dressing
This goat cheese burger is for die-hard goat cheese lovers only. Or wanna-be die-hard goat cheese lovers. Or someone who would like to cook for a die-hard goat cheese lover.
Ingredients
- For the burgers:
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef or lamb (organic & grass-fed if possible)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 5 ounces goat cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
- Buns (or pitas), lettuce (or spinach) & sliced tomatoes
- For the dressing:
- 4 ounces soft goat cheese
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 2 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons whole-grain mustard
- 1/3 cup shredded cucumber
- 3 T chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- For the burgers: Preheat your grill (or stove-top grill pan) to high.
- In a medium-sized bowl, add the salt and pepper to the ground beef and gently mix well. Don't squish the meat in your fists, but gently "toss" it around in the bowl. The less you handle the meat, the better.
- In a small bowl combine the goat cheese, lemon zest, and garlic.
- Grab a large plate or platter to set the patties on. Score the meat while it's in the bowl so the meat is divided evenly. Divide it into 4 or 5 sections, depending on how thick you want your burgers.
- Take out the amount for one burger and divide that in half. Make two very flat patties out of them. Place a large spoonful of the goat cheese mixture into the center of one of the patties. Top with the other patty and seal the edges the best you can.
- Repeat with remaining ground beef and goat cheese mixture. Grill burgers over high heat for 10-15 minutes, flipping once, until they're cooked all the way through.
- Meanwhile, make the dressing: Combine all of the dressing ingredients (except the cucumber and cilantro) in a food processor and process until smooth. You could whisk it, but I would recommend at least using a blender or a hand mixer to break up the goat cheese evenly.
- Stir in the cucumber and cilantro. Assemble the burgers, drizzling the dressing over the meat.
Notes
Nat's Note:
1. This dressing is fantastic with steak that's coated in a cumin-coriander-cayenne spice rub. Just sayin'.
Come to mama! I’m a goat cheese lover!
My gosh, Natalie, this looks awesome!
LOVE everything about this. I’m definitely a die-hard goat cheese fan. I love the idea of using pita bread too, perfect alternative to buns!
This sounds sooo good! I am without doubt a die-hard goat cheese lover :) I actually have a different dinner featuring goat cheese tomorrow but this will probably appear in our house later this week! xx
Aw, I knew I liked you. :) Goat cheese is welcome at our house more than once a week, too!
Oh my goodness this looks amazing!
I am a goat cheese FANATIC and this goat cheese overload looks heavenly to me! I need to figure out how to incorporate it into a veggie burger.
Oh my garsh I’m sooooo loving on this.
HUGE goat cheese lover checking in. These look amazing. Can’t wait to make them!
my hubby would love this – he LOVES goat cheese.
You’d definitely win points with this then!
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These look delicious, I love love love goats cheese, but sadly the husband does not love it so much! Might have to make these and see what he thinks.
He might like the dressing… it’s a bit more mild tasting than the burger filling. You could even leave the goat cheese out of his burger! (Or put something else in there instead…)
So, every time I go to a restaurant, the first thing I do is scan the entire menu for items containing goat cheese. This recipe pretty much just blew my mind, and will definitely be appearing in my kitchen soon! You even added cilantro which is my other favorite food. I can’t even get over it!
I think we’re soul sisters… or something of that sort. I’m immediately drawn to goat cheese on menus, too! I don’t see it often enough.
And….now I have to go buy goat cheese. Thanks a lot. :)
You are SO welcome :)
Love goat cheese! And buttermilk! Just read today in the New York Times that buttermilk is making a comeback, so it must be true.
A comeback?? I wasn’t aware that it left…. ;)
Ohhhhhh my goodness. How did you know that goat cheese is maybe my favorite thing to put on a burger?!?! I’m drooling. It’s a good thing I live alone because it’s quite unattractive.
Oh my gosh! These burgers were amazing. They were so good we ate them twice in one week. Thank you so much for the recipe. It was a keeper.
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As a young single man, who can ACTUALLY cook, I find myself browsing through all of these various cooking sites looking for new ways to test my skills and gain new ones. Anyway, as an AVID GOAT CHEESE LOVER (wish I could underline that) this is one of the best recipies I’ve seen shen it comes to burgers/goat cheese. I’m doing this for a group of fellas this weekend, and if anyone is still keeping up with the comments on here, I’ll let you ladies know how it all comes out. It wont be the EXACT same. I’m always guilty of altering recipes (its why I’m not a baker)