Try this unique spin on your next BLT burger by slathering with some homemade Tarragon Dressing. Adding a pat of butter to the burger patty while cooking makes the meat extra-delicious.
What You Can Expect From This Recipe
Anyone can make a simple blt burger, all you need is bacon, lettuce and tomato and a burger … right?
But this recipe add a creamy tarragon dressing that blends and elevates this burger to stardom.
You can make this BLT burger stove-top in a cast iron skillet, or of course turn it into one of your favorite backyard grilled burger recipe.
It’s a straightforward burger recipe topped with cooked bacon, a leaf of lettuce and a slice of fresh Summer tomato. But adding homemade Tarragon recipe elevates this flavors of this simple burger to outstanding-ly unique.
This Tarragon Dressing is reminiscent to the flavor of a creamy Russian Dressing. And it works very well as a sauce for this burger.
This recipe comes with quite the pedigree, from chef Laurent Tourondel , Food and Wine Magazine’s 10 Best Chef’s Of the Year, and Bon Appetit’s Restauranteur of the year.
Let’s Take A Look.
Ingredients To Make The Tarragon Dressing
- Ketchup and Mayo make up the base of tarragon dressing.
- Red Wine Vinegar: Will brighten flavor and bring a zesty tang.
- Grated Onion
- Chopped Parsley
- Dried or fresh Tarragon
- Worcestershire Sauce
Ingredients To Make The BLT Burgers
We can’t make a BLT burger without bacon, lettuce and tomato. For this recipe we’re also going to add:
- Onion: Use either sliced sweet onion or red onion.
- Butter: We’re going to add a pat of butter to the top of each patty while cooking.
- Ground Chuck, or ground beef.
- Cheese: I personally like American cheese to make any type of cheeseburger, but Cheddar is also a good choice here.
Step by Step Instructions, It’s Easy
- Step One: Make The Tarragon Dressing: Whisk the mayo, ketchup, red wine vinegar, onion, parsley, tarragon and Worcestershire sauce until blended. Refrigerate until ready to use. Easy!
- Step 2: Make the BLT Burger Patties: Gently mix the ground chuck with salt and pepper. Form the meat into fat patties.
- Step 3: Cook The Burgers: Place the patties in a heavy skillet or on a pre-heated grill. Make a small indent in each patty. Add a pat of butter. Grill or cook in skillet over medium high heat for 9 minutes for medium well, turning once or twice. Top the burgers with the cheese during the last-minute of cooking and let melt.
Why Put Butter on Burgers?
Adding a pat of butter to burger patties as you cook them doesn’t necessarily add butter flavor. Rather the butter fat will make them juicier and richer and flavor. And will add a little crunch to the exterior of the patty. When grilling burgers, you can also melt the butter and brush each patty as they cook.
Notes About Burger Patties
I like to make ⅓ pound patties, which stating the obvious, one pound of. burger will yield three good sized burgers. You can also make ¼ pound patties from a pound of meat. And purchase 1 ⅓ pounds beef if you want to make four ⅓ pound burgers.
Tips For Success
- Try dipping the burger patties in ice water for just a couple of minutes and then brush them with unsalted melted butter while grilling. The natural sugars caramelize making the burger flavors even more delicious.
- You can make the tarragon dressing several days in advance. Just keep it in the refrigerator in a sealed container until ready to use.
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Cheesy BLT Burgers with Creamy Tarragon Dressing
Ingredients
- FOR THE TARRAGON DRESSING
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 3 Tablespoons ketchup
- 1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon grated onion
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- ½ teaspoon dried tarragon
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- FOR THE BLT BURGER
- 9 Slices Bacon thin or thick slices, cooked
- 1 pound ground beef chuck
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into chunks for the burgers
- 3 slices sharp cheddar cheese
- 3 hamburger buns split and toasted
- 3 lettuce leaves iceberg or bibb
- 3 slices of tomato
- 3 slices onion
Instructions
- Whisk the mayo, ketchup, red wine vinegar, onion, parsley, tarragon and Worcestershire sauce until blended. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Cook the bacon until crisp. Drain and set aside. You'll use three slices per burger.
- Light a grill or heat a heavy skillet stove top. Gently mix the ground chuck with salt and pepper. Form the meat into fat patties. Make a small indent in the patties and place a pat of butter on each.
- Grill or cook in skillet over medium high heat for 9 minutes for medium-rare meat, turning once or twice. Top the burgers with the cheese during the last-minute of cooking and let melt.
- Spread the Tarragon dressing on the buns. Set the lettuce leaves and tomato slices on the bottom halves and top with the burgers, sliced onion and bacon.
Notes
- Try dipping the burger patties in ice water for just a couple of minutes and then brush them with unsalted melted butter while grilling. The natural sugars caramelize making the burger flavors even more delicious.
- You can make the tarragon dressing several days in advance. Just keep it in the refrigerator in a sealed container until ready to use. You’ll have dressing left over, use it over the next few days as a salad dressing.
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BLT Burger with Tarragon Dressing … It’s What’s for Dinner
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That gorgeous salad would justify eating practically anything. I like how you cut the kiwi. I really got a kick out of your comment about the bacon and looking better on the dog. So true.
I’m really liking how you’re linking these posts to your newest post Lea Ann. Great idea. With Blogger, we have the linky tool that does it automatically, but not sure how many people actually take a look at those posts. This way I’m getting two posts in one……yummy.
Sam
Thanks Sam. I appreciate you taking a peek into the past. It’s fun for me to see what I’ve talked about, how my photos have improved, etc.
Fantastic looking burger and I like the Russian tarragon sauce!
I love burgers on the grill – I go all out with cheese though. It’s calcium – good for your bones, right? Great photos!
I usually go all out the the cheese thing too. YUM!!!!!
Wow! Scrumptious!
I eat cheeseburgers, and apologize for nothing about it! The rabbits can have the salad- I’ll eat the rabbit!
When I was younger I ate two cheeseburgers and would apologize for nothing about it. Eat a cute wittle wabbit???? BD!
What a mouthwatering burger! You have a lovely site here!
Cheers~
That is THE most PERFECT dinner I have seen all week, hands down!
Thanks Donna! And again, sure glad you’re back amongst us!
Lovely salad! I’ve not had bruger for a while and that burger looks really good. The sauce sounds super! I am really tempted…..
That burger looks deliicous! I would be happy to take that burger with a side of your delicious salad anytime, anyday.
I’d love to sink my teeth into that burger! Absolutely delicious. The salad on the side balances out the burger perfectly!
Thanks Reeni and as always thanks for stopping by and the comment.
I want it all. Every last bit of it.
Everything in moderation right? And with a salad that good, you definitely deserve a nice juicy burger on the side 😛
I agree Joanne and I do follow that rule so I can eat pretty much what I want. As always, thanks for stopping by.
What a beautiful salad! And the burger is making me drool…
Thanks and as always thanks for stopping by.
Love the salad and the burger! Great justification for having a burger in the middle of the week. 🙂
Thanks Kristi and as always, thanks for stopping by
what a beautiful salad..what a beautiful burger…
sweetlife
What a fabulous looking meal. Everything looks perfect and I’m sure it’s delicious. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings…Mary
Thanks Mary, appreciate the comment
Great looking meal – burger is Bevs facorite go to meal. All of your logic makes perfect sense to me
Bev and I would get along just fine! 🙂 As always thanks for stopping by Larry.
It’s easy to convince me to have one of your beautiful salads – and this one is no exception. But, holy-moly, that burger sounds so, so good! I love that you put the patty in that puddle of delicousness . . . Dana will be singing your praises this weekend when I try this. 😛
I’ve made this burger twice now, love the flavor of that sauce, however, I was underwhelmed by the whole grain bun. Gotta find a different brand.
You might try the little flat ones at Costco – they are tasty and a less “carby”. They might not stand up to the sauce on this burger, though.
I’ve had those and really like them. Heading over there today for work, will grab a sack.
Oh my. I was about to say, I’ll just have that salad, please, and then I scrolled down and saw that hamburger. WOW. I am trying to diet here! I need your justificatioins!
I agree Barbara, I really need a lot of those salads right now myself. Summer clothes are right around the corner.