The Beer-Battered Farmer's Market Burger

Ingredients

For Burgers:

• 1 1/3 lbs. Certified Angus Ground Beef® brand 85% Lean
• 3 Tbl. real butter such as Cabot®, frozen then finely grated over beef
• 1 Tbl. beer
• fine or coarse ground black pepper, each side to taste
• garlic salt, each side to taste

Cheesy Burger Filling:

• 4 Tbl. softened cream cheese
• 1/3 cup grated Cabot® White Cheddar Horseradish Cheese
• 1/3 cup finely grated asiago cheese with rosemary and olive oil, I used Sartori brand, (can sub regular asiago and a 1/2 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary or 1/4 tsp. chopped dried)

Beer-Battered Veggies:

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup beer
• 1 tsp. regular table salt
• 1/4 tsp. coarse ground black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced into 6 - 8 rings depending on size of pepper and preference
• 4 - 6 slices fresh pears, sliced crossways and cut out center with 1" biscuit cutter or just use a metal decorating tip
• 6 - 8 fresh asparagus spears, root ends snapped off where they want to break naturally
• (*pears and peppers were sliced approx. 1/3" thick)

Blue Cheese & Toasted Pecan Slaw:

• 2/3 cup Miracle Whip salad dressing
• 1 rounded Tbl. finely chopped red onion
• 1/2 tsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
• tiny pinch each of regular table salt and coarse ground black pepper
• 2 cups fine shred "slaw mix", (shredded cabbage and carrots as you like)
• 4 Tbl. blue cheese crumbles
• 2 Tbl. toasted pecans, chopped

Honey & Sriracha Drizzle:

• 2 Tbl. real honey (I used Sue Bee's Sage Honey)
• 1/4 tsp. sriracha sauce

Rest of Ingredients:

• whole grain mustard
• baby spinach leaves
• thinly sliced red onion
• 5 - 6 oz. thinly sliced deli pastrami
• slices of fontina cheese, as desired
• slices of havarti cheese, as desired
• 4 - 6 strips crisp-cooked bacon
• bun, roll or sturdy bread of choice, grilled or toasted