Avocado Bacon Breakfast Burger

By
MacKenzie Smith
MacKenzie Smith
Recipe developer, food stylist, author, and teacher with a passion for sandwiches. She's behind the popular blog Grilled Cheese Social.
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Updated on 12/20/22
The Ultimate Breakfast Burger
Grilled Cheese Social
Prep: 90 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Total: 115 mins
Serving: 1 serving
Yield: 1 burger

This ultimate breakfast burger is topped with avocado, egg, gouda, tomato jam and bacon. One tip to be aware of: don't overwork the meat, as this will create a light and airy patty that melts in your mouth rather than a dense one that resembles a hockey puck. Like donuts? Try a doughnut breakfast burger.

Ingredients

 For the Tomato Jam:

  • 2 pounds tomatoes, chopped

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, from 1/2 lemon

  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger

  • 1 pinch ground cumin

  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon

  • 1/4 teaspoon curry powder

  • 1 teaspoon salt

For the Sausage-Infused Burger Patty:

  • 1/4 pound grass-fed ground beef

  • 2 tablespoons spicy sausage

  • Cooking spray

  • Salt, to taste

  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

For the Breakfast Burger:

  • 2 tablespoons tomato jam

  • 1 sausage burger patty

  • 2 tablespoons shredded Gouda

  • 1 everything bagel, toasted

  • 3 to 4 slices bacon, cooked, fat reserved

  • 1 large egg, cooked sunny-side up

  • 1/4 avocado, sliced thinly

Steps to Make It

For the Tomato Jam

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2. Add the tomatoes, sugar, lemon juice, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, curry powder, and salt to a stainless steel pot and turn the heat to medium-high.

  3. Once the mixture begins to boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and continue to simmer, stirring often, until the mixture reduces and thickens into a jam-like consistency; about 1 hour. 

  4. While this is reducing, make the sausage-infused patties.

 For the Sausage-Infused Burger Patty

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2. Meanwhile, add your beef and sausage in a bowl and gently mix together, being sure not to overwork the meat and form into a patty shape and season with salt and pepper.

  3. Set aside and heat up your grill or cast iron to medium-high heat.

  4. Spray the surface of whatever you're using to cook the patty and add the meat, allowing it to cook for a few minutes on each side until it's cooked all the way through.

  5. Turn the heat off and add the gouda on top. 

  6. Then prep the remaining ingredients for assembling the burger.

For the Breakfast Burger

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2. Toast the everything bagel until crispy on the outside and smear both sides with the homemade tomato jam.

  3. Add the cooked cheeseburger sausage patty, then top with egg, bacon, and avocado.

  4. Serve and enjoy!

Raw Egg Warning

Consuming raw and lightly-cooked eggs poses a risk of food-borne illness.

Tip

  • Don't overwork the meat. It will create a hockey puck-like patty that will be chewy, instead of the light and airy patty that will melt in your mouth that we are aiming for.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
1787 Calories
93g Fat
147g Carbs
95g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories 1787
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 93g 119%
Saturated Fat 26g 131%
Cholesterol 402mg 134%
Sodium 2013mg 88%
Total Carbohydrate 147g 54%
Dietary Fiber 21g 74%
Total Sugars 30g
Protein 95g
Vitamin C 30mg 152%
Calcium 656mg 50%
Iron 14mg 78%
Potassium 2407mg 51%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)