Juicy, Caramelized Onion, Fried egg, Avocado, Cheese BurgeR with a Grain-Free Bun

The bacon is on the bottom, I swear it is!

HI! Happy Monday! How are you feeling after the weekend? To be honest, I felt pretty good when I woke up this morning(at 3:15 a.m...yup) even though I had drinks with my husband yesterday. Both our kids had to work at the same exact time. That NEVER happens so we took advantage of it. Anyway, It is 11:00 a.m and I have already Coached the 5:15 am CrossFit class, trained my client, took the 7:30 a.m CrossFit class and ran 3 miles. The CrossFit class was close grip bench press and one-arm kettlebell row for strength. i got up to 95# with the close-grip bench press for 8-10 reps. The conditioning was an EMOM 12..minute 1: 3 rope climbs, minute 2: 12 push ups, minute 3: 12 knees to elbows. It was harder than it looked. Now I am feeling cleansed from the weekend.  

Do you have health and fitness goals that you want to achieve this week? Or work related goals? Family? Whatever it maybe set your goals today and stick with them.  Get your exercise in every day, plan your meals, start cooking. Why not? If you don't do it for yourself no one is going to do it for you. Is there anything keeping you from feeling fabulous each day? If there is then it is time to make a change, don't allow anyone in your daily life that sabotages your goals, makes you feel bad about yourself or someone that does not support your lifestyle. It's that simple. 

Over the weekend, I went to a restaurant that specializes in burgers. After looking over the menu I was inspired by the selection of burgers they had to offer. It gave me some ideas. At the restaurant, I got a "naked burger." Naked burger is without the bun. My burger had blue cheese stuffed in it and a salad on the side. Yum. It was so insanely good that I decided to create my own version that is super healthy and delicious! If you enjoy "less stuff" on your burger than omit or add anything you want.  Trying to lose weight? Make a 4 ounce burger instead of 5-6 ounces and make the bun a little smaller. Easy breezy! Enjoy this recipe. Conor, Chloe, Mark and my sister Trish LOVED it! So did I.

INGREDIENTS:

BURGER:

2 lbs of grass-fed beef
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup shredded American cheese or cheddar cheese (optional)
1 fried egg
1/4 cup guacamole
sliced tomato
1 large yellow onion sliced thin
3-4 slices nitrate-free applewood smoked bacon
salt and pepper to taste

Grain-Free Bun:

1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 organic egg
1 tablespoon coconut flour
1 tablespoon blanched almond flour
pinch of salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons organic honey
1/2 teaspoon chia seeds

A tiny bit burnt but still tastes delicious without all the grains and gluten!

GRAIN-FREE BUN STEPS:

1) Combine all ingredients in bowl.

2) Divide batter into 1/4 cup servings and place on a piece of parchment paper. This recipe makes 2-3, grain-free burger buns (shown in picture above).

3) cook for ten-12 minutes in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees F.

BURGER STEPS:

1) In medium bowl combine grass-fed beef, olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix well.

2) Assemble patties, If adding cheese press your thumb in center of burger and stuff with cheese, cover thumbprint and cheese with meat. Work it together so you cannot see the cheese. Store in fridge until you are ready to cook them.

3) to caramelize onions....slice a large yellow onion thin, Place in pan with grass-fed butter, sprinkle with salt and a teaspoon of sugar. Cook on medium low for about 30 minutes. Turn them over every 5 minutes.

3) pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.

4) while burgers are cooking in oven, cook bacon on pan. 

5) A few minutes before burgers are finished cooking fry the egg. I like my egg cooked over easy so the yolk drips over the burger..yum!

ASSEMBLING THE BURGER:

in this order...

Bun on the bottom then mayo on bun, sliced bacon, guacamole, tomato, burger, fried egg, caramelized onions. Wallah!!