These Club Burger Sliders are slider sized turkey burgers topped with bacon, lettuce, tomatoes and an avocado-ranch dressing.
Since we are at the beginning of grilling season, I thought I’d bring out another burger from the archives. This one is full of so many of my favorite flavors, and you can never go wrong with sliders!! I did a few updates on this recipe, that included putting the bacon on top of the burger instead of in the meat and using a good bread. These definitely need to be added to your summer grilling plans!
Having a 16-month old is so much fun. I swear she gets smarter every day. Right now, her vocabulary is growing so much. But for the last month or so, our favorite word – by far – that Abbi says is “hamburger”. The funny thing is that she hasn’t really had a whole lot of hamburgers before, but it’s one of those words she started saying and now she says it all the time because she knows that it will make us laugh. There is just something about it that makes me giggle every time she says it.
So in honor of Abbi and her love of hamburgers, I decided to make mini hamburgers. Because everything is better when it’s mini, right? This Club Burger Slider is like a club sandwich turned burger. If you love club sandwiches, and you love burgers, I’ll guarantee you’ll love these!
This recipe makes way more of the dressing than you will need. But it is great as a veggie dip or chip dip. It wasn’t bad to have extra, in my opinion!!
Club Burger Sliders with Avocado-Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground turkey
- 3-4 tablespoons grated onion
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
- salt and pepper
- extra virgin olive oil
- 1 avocado
- 1 cup sour cream
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 clove garlic grated or finely chopped
- a small handful of fresh chives finely chopped
- a small handful of fresh dill finely chopped
- a small handful of flat-leaf parsley finely chopped
- 16 slices good-quality white or whole wheat bread
- 8 slices cooked bacon
- lettuce leaves for serving
- 2 plum or vine-ripened tomatoes thinly sliced
Instructions
- Preheat an outdoor grill or grill pan to medium high.
- Place the turkey in a large bowl. Add the grated onion, hot sauce, and poultry seasoning. Season with salt and pepper. Divide the mixture into 8 and form into patties, about 2 1/2 to 3 inches wide. Drizzle with olive oil.
- Cook the patties on the grill pan or grill, turning once, until cooked through, about 8-10 minutes.
- While the sliders are cooking, preheat the broiler.
- Place the avocado, sour cream, lemon juice, garlic, chives, dill and parsley in a food processor. Season with salt and pepper. Process until you have a smooth, thick sauce.
- Use a 3-inch cookie cutter to cut out rounds of bread. Discard the crusts, or save to make breadcrumbs for another use. Arrange the bread on a baking sheet and toast under the broiler until browned.
- Serve the sliders with the lettuce, tomatoes and bacon and top with the avocado-ranch sauce.
eatme_delicious says
Abbi is so cute!! And I love the sound of avocado ranch dressing mmm.
Cleare says
I love hamburger and I love the avocado dressing! Here in Rome it's very hot-umid climate today..and this recipe it's good for me!
Memória says
SHE IS ADORABLE!!!!!!!! I love how she says "hamburger"! The little burgers look fantastic. I love how the bread looks as well. I bet these would go well with homemade bread too.
steph says
Those are so cute!
grace says
that. is. precious. and it makes me crave a hamboogoo. 🙂
Jessica {The Novice Chef} says
These look adorable! I bookmarked them so I can bring them to an upcoming BBQ! Simple adorable!
Chef Aimee says
Abbi is super adorable!
These sliders look so good, and the avocado ranch dressing looks drinkable on its own!
Heather says
Your daughter is too cute!
I was totally going to make this recipe the other night for dinner to be able to share today as part of Saturday's with Rachael Ray. But then something came up and it ended up being a sandwich night!
So when I saw you posted the same recipe I was originally going to make I decided to make a different RR burger recipe and a RR potato salad recipe to share next week. I am so excited that I now have some new RR recipes to share!
RecipeGirl says
Your daughter is darling 🙂
I love the idea of turning bread into slider buns. I must try this out!
Judi says
Abbi is too precious! And, the sliders look delicious. I'm especially interested in the dressing.
My post is up now.
Simply Life says
oh wow, those look great!
Debbi Does Dinner Healthy says
I have these sliders bookmarked to make sometime. Thanks for the tips! They look great!
Joanne says
I have to say, I was in a slightly bad mood. But then I watched Abbi and she put an instant smile on my face! Thanks for posting the video.
These burgers look delicious. i've been in a burger mood lately which is weird for me. That dressing..mmm…avocado.
Pam says
Abbi is a doll and your sliders look delicious! Good job!
The Meal Planner says
Deborah your sliders look INCREDIBLE. Definitely going to have to try that recipes this summer.
Brenda De Sousa says
Deborah, Abbi is TOO cute!!! I just love how she says hamburger, lol. Too sweet. :o) It's funny, Rachael said to use "good-quality" bread for my fishwiches too. I had run out of bread and had to go buy more for these sandwiches and it's a good thing as I ended up buying something better than I probably would have. They definitely needed a thicker, better-quality bread. Your sliders look so much fun to eat! Something else I've never made before but definitely need to. Have a great weekend!