Donna's Open Face Grilled Swiss Bacon Burgers and Grilled Garden Vegetables Platter

Hello Friends, my how the weekends fly by!  It is already Sunday and fortunately my youngest sister, Brenda, has a green thumb and a beautiful garden full of produce that she so generously shared with us yesterday.  A simple treatment of olive oil, salt and pepper to the sliced vegetables, which were then grilled, turned them into bitefuls of delicious flavor.  Grilled bacon burgers rounded out the menu along with fresh cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and green onions on the side.  Best, Donna:

Donna's Open Face Grilled Swiss Bacon Burgers

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds ground round mixed with ground smoked bacon

Salt and pepper to taste

4 slices Swiss cheese

4 teaspoons bacon bits

Method:

Cut hamburger into 4 equal pieces and gently form into patties making an indentation in middle of each patty on both sides.  Grill patties on medium coals about 5 minutes in each side.  After turning, top each patty with cheese slice and 1 teaspoon of bacon bits.  Serve with grilled buns, if desired.

Serves 4.

Donna's Grilled Garden Vegetables Platter

Ingredients:

3-4 ears of corn with leaves, microwaved for 2 minutes per cob, then leaves removed

1 medium sweet onion, cut in half from core to core and skin removed

1 green bell pepper, cut into quarters lengthwise

1 orange bell pepper, cut in half lengthwise

1 zucchini, sliced in 4 pieces lengthwise

2 Tablespoons olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Wash and cut up all vegetables except corn. Place in large bowl and mix with all of oil and salt and pepper.  Grill over medium- hot coals for 15 minutes or until crisp-tender.   Serve with corn, garden cherry tomatoes and sliced cucumbers.

Serves 3 - 4.

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