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• 2 lb ground beef
• 4 teaspoons burger seasoning*
• 6 buns
• 6 oz monterey jack cheese, thin sliced
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• 1/2 cup fried jalapeno slices*

For the cilantro and avocado ranch spread

•  3.5 oz heavy cream
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 Tbsp cilantro, finely chopped
• 1 tsp dill
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 ea Haas avocado, diced

Instructions

1. Mix the cream and lemon juice together and rest for 5 minutes.
2. Mix together the sour cream, mayo, garlic, cilantro, dill, salt and pepper.  Stir in the cream mixture.
3. Place the diced avocado and half of the dressing mixture in a blender or food processor and blend until the avocado is broken down, about 30 seconds.  Fold this batch back into the rest of the dressing.
4. Mix together the beef and burger seasoning.  Divide into 6 third pound portions and form into 5″ patties.  
5. Preheat a charcoal grill to 450f.  
6. Grill the burgers for 4 minutes.  Flip and grill another 4 minutes.  Top with the cheese slices in the last minute.  Remove and let rest for 5 minutes.
7. Top bun bottoms with shredded lettuce, a cheese burger, a handful of jalapeno chips and slather the but top with a healthy bit of the ranch dip. 

Notes

• I used a commercial burger seasoning tonight but you can make a simple one of 2 tsp kosher salt, 1 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/4 tsp oregano, 1/4 tsp onion powder.
• I used Deano Jalapenos’ Jalapeno Cheddar chips.  I have made my own before by doing a standard flour, eggwash on slice jalapenos and deep frying them in 350f oil.  It was a lot easier using theirs.   
• The recipe makes about twice the amount of ranch dip that you will need, but you will be glad.  Use the rest for a great dip for chips or thin it with some milk to make a great ranch dressing.

The thick creamy avocado dip helps cool the heat of the jalapeno chips.

Grilled burgers, a sign that summer is coming soon!

The ranch makes a great dip for spicy fries too.

FTC Disclaimer:  I have no affiliation with Deano Jalapenos and didn’t receive any compensation for this post.  I did get the sample for free but it was a care package from some friends of ours.