Caprese Burgers are smothered with a red pesto, fresh mozzarella and basil all on a flame-grilled burger. The best gourmet burger out there!
What You’ll Need
You will easily find all of these caprese burgers ingredients at your local grocery store. A full list of ingredients with measurements for this recipe is available in the printable recipe card below.
- Ground beef – I like to use an 80/20 mix. Using too lean of beef can dry out your burgers, and no one likes a dry burger!
- Sun dried tomatoes
- Roasted red pepper
- Fine sea salt
- Fresh basil leaves
- Fresh mozzarella cheese
- Kaiser rolls
5S Philosophy 👩🏻
- Salt – I like to use fine sea salt to help bring out the other flavors of these caprese burgers.
- Seasonings – For an added kick, drizzle with a balsamic reduction, a few slices of red or caramelized onion or even add garlic to the sun dried tomato pesto. You can even just use a few dashes of balsamic vinegar if you don’t feel like making the reduction.
- Swaps – If you’d like something a little leaner, try using ground chicken or ground turkey instead of beef to form your patties. We used kaiser rolls, but regular hamburger buns are great too.
- Senses – Juicy beef meets creamy mozzarella in these Caprese burgers, stacked with fragrant basil and sweet, sun-warmed balsamic-drizzled tomatoes. Each bite bursts with savory richness, fresh herb aroma, and a tangy-sweet finish that lingers on the tongue.
Make it A Meal
You can serve these burgers with just about any side you can think of. The typical burger side would be fries, but try mixing things up with Cinnamon Sugar Sweet Potato Fries.
A green, leafy side salad with homemade Creamy Italian Dressing, PF Chang’s Spicy Green Beans or even Crunchy Baked Broccoli (secret ingredient for the hint of spice!) for a bit of green.
Caprese Burger
Ingredients
- 1 pound 80/20 ground beef mix
- 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes drained if in oil
- 1/2 cup roasted red pepper drained if jarred
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves loosely packed
- 4 slices mozzarella cheese
- 4 large kaiser rolls
Instructions
- Divide the 1 pound 80/20 ground beef mix into 4 equal parts and form hamburger patties, make sure to read my "". Stack into a tower (separated by wax paper) or put on a plate in a single layer and put into the freezer. Freezing will congeal the beef together and give you less probability of patty breakage.
- Meanwhile, add the 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes, 1/2 cup roasted red pepper and a 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt into a mini food processor and blend until a paste forms. If you are using sun dried tomatoes that were not packed in oil, you may need a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil to create the right consistency.
- Remove the hamburger patties from the freezer and season with salt and pepper. Do not over season with salt.
- Heat the grill to medium-high heat. Grill the burgers for 2 minutes on each side, then move them to a lower-heat area of the grill. Cook another 2-3 minutes for medium-rare burgers, 3-4 minutes for medium, or 5-6 minutes for well-done burgers. Remove and allow to rest for 3-4 minutes before assembling.
- Toast the 4 large kaiser rollsin the oven or toaster if desired.
- Assemble your gigantic burger! Take one patty, slather it with the sun dried tomato paste, a few leaves of the 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves and a 4 slices mozzarella cheese, top it off with the other side of the bun!
- If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was in the comments or star ratings.
Notes
Nutrition
Storage and Freezing
Burgers are a hard thing to reheat after being assembled, so I highly encourage you to finish the meal, but should you have leftovers, store the burgers separately and off the bun.
You can store uncooked burgers in the freezer for up to three months as long as they are packaged correctly.
More Delicious Burgers
If you know me, you know I love a good burger. Here are a few of my favorites that I know you’ll love too.
Mushroom Swiss Burgers
Pineapple Teriyaki Burgers
Thanksgiving Turkey Burgers
This is my new favorite burger! I love the caprese flavors and iy turned out so juicy and delicious! Great recipe!
These are simple but so delicious. We love the fresh flavors and will definitely be making these again soon! So yummy!
Yay! Thanks for stopping by to let us know! We love them too!