PREP: 10 minutes GRILL: 15 minutes MAKES 4 burgers
2 medium red onions, cut into 1⁄2 -inch slices
4 refrigerated or frozen meatless burger patties
1⁄4 cup bottled vinaigrette salad dressing
4 cups fresh spinach leaves
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1⁄2 cup crumbled feta cheese
4 hamburger buns, split and toasted
1 For a charcoal coal, grill onions on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender, turning once halfway through grilling. Grill burger patties directly over the coals alongside the onions for 8 to 10 minutes or until heated through, turning halfway through grilling. Brush grilled onions with the salad dressing.
2 Meanwhile, for spinach topping, in a large skillet cook and stir the spinach and garlic in hot olive oil over medium-high heat about 30 seconds or until spinach is just wilted. Remove from heat. Stir in feta cheese.
3 To serve, place onion slices on bottoms of buns. Top with grilled burger patties, spinach mixture, and bun tops.
PER BURGER: 350 cal., 14 g total fat (4 g sat. fat), 17 mg chol., 920 mg sodium, 37 g carb., 7 g dietary fiber, 21 g protein.
tip
For a simple, oh-so-good dessert, fire up some fruit. Try pineapple, nectarines, peaches, and/or bananas on the grill and drizzle with a little honey.
