Portobello Burgers With Avocado Mayonnaise

Total Time: 35 mins
Preparation Time: 18 mins
Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6


• 6 portobello mushroom caps


• 2 red bell peppers, seeded and halved


• 1 red onion, cut into 1/2-inch slices


• cooking spray (garlic flavored works great)


• 6 hamburger buns


• 3 small avocados, peeled and sliced


• 1 small avocado, peeled and chopped


• 1/2 cup mayonnaise


• 2 tablespoons lemon juice


• 1 garlic clove, minced


• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaf

Recipe

• 1 coat the mushrooms, bell peppers, and onion with cooking spray.


• 2 grill onion, covered with grill lid, over medium high heat(350* to 400*) 8 minutes on each side. grill mushroom 5 minutes on each side(or you may roast in a 425*f. oven). place bell peppers on grill, skin side down, and grill 4-5 minutes or until skin is blistered(if you can't find fresh red bell peppers, you can buy them already roasted in jars). see note.


• 3 peel the bell peppers, and cut into strips.


• 4 avocado mayonnaise: process all ingredients in a food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides. cover and chill 2 hours, if desired. makes 1 cup.


• 5 spread the avocado mayonniase on cut sides of buns: place on cooking grate, and grill 1 minute. place mushrooms, bell pepper strips, and onion evenly on bottom halves of buns. top each with avoado slices and top bun halves.


• 6 note: to grill onion, push water soaked skewers crosswise through the whole onion at 1/2" intervals. slice between skewers and place skewered slcies on grill.