Southwest Chipotle Burger Sliders
These Southwest Chipotle Burger Sliders are a perfect combo. A not too spicy, juicy little burger topped with a creamy chili lime cilantro queso fresco sauce, avocado and tomatoes all on a toasted slider buns. They're a great game day burger!
Servings: 4 -6 Servings
Ingredients
Burgers:
- 1 ½ lb ground chuck or ground sirloin
- 1-½ chipotle peppers canned in adobo sauce
- 1 ½ T adobo sauce from the chipotle chili can
- ¼ C grated onion
- 1 t garlic powder
- ½ t cumin
- 1 ½ t kosher salt
- ¼ t pepper
Chipotle-Lime Mayo:
- ½ C Mayo
- 2 t lime juice
- 1 ½ t adobo sauce from the canned chipotle chilis
- 2 T chopped fresh cilantro
- 4-6 good quality buns
- 1 to mato
- 1-2 avocado
- lettuce
- Optional: jack cotija, or queso fresco cheese
Instructions
- Sauce: Combine mayo, adobo sauce, lime juice and cilantro in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate. Sauce can be made a day ahead of time.
- Crumble beef gently with your fingers into a bowl. Add the chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, grated onion, garlic powder, cumin, kosher salt, and pepper. Don't over-work, just mix it enough to distribute the ingredients.
- Divide into 4 patties (or 6 little ones) and place on a preheated grill, indoor grill pan, or skillet. If desired, top with cheese, during the last few minutes of grilling. When the burgers are done to your liking let them stand for 5 minutes off the grill/pan.
- Toast buns then spread chipotle-lime sauce generously on each side of each bun. Add burger and top with tomato slices, avocado slices, and a crisp piece of lettuce.