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Grilled Ham Burgers

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Total Time
Prep: 20 min. + chilling Grill: 10 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Susan Bickta, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

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Updated on Apr. 24, 2022

My family loves my ham loaf, so I decided to make the ham loaf mixture into patties and grill them—it was an instant hit. Adding the arugula gives these burgers a peppery bite and honey mustard dressing adds just the right sweet and sour flavor. —Susan Bickta, Kutztown, Pennsylvania


Test Kitchen Tip
  • Since you've already fired up the grill make a double batch and freeze what you don't eat. A minute or two in the microwave to reheat and it will taste just like it came hot off the grill.
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    Grilled Ham Burgers

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    Prep Time 20 min
    Cook Time 10 min
    Yield 8 servings

    Ingredients

    • 1-1/2 pounds fully cooked boneless ham
    • 3/4 pound ground pork
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
    • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
    • 1/3 cup unsweetened crushed pineapple plus 3 tablespoons juice
    • 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
    • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
    • 8 slices Swiss cheese (1 ounce each)
    • 8 kaiser rolls, split
    • 2 large tomatoes, cut in sixteen 1/4-inch slices
    • 1/2 cup honey mustard salad dressing
    • 1-1/2 cups fresh baby arugula, packed
    • Additional honey mustard salad dressing, optional
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    Directions

    1. Pulse ham in food processor until finely ground. Combine with pork, eggs, cracker crumbs, brown sugar, pineapple and juice, mustard and cloves. Mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 8 patties. Using fingertips, make a shallow indentation in center of each patty so it remains flat while grilling. Refrigerate 1 hour.
    2. Grill burgers, covered, on a greased rack over medium-high direct heat for 5-6 minutes; turn and grill another 3-4 minutes. Add 1 slice cheese to each burger; grill, covered, until cheese melts, 1-2 minutes more. Remove from heat when a thermometer reads 160°.
    3. Place a burger on bottom half of each roll; add 2 tomato slices. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon honey mustard dressing. Divide arugula evenly among rolls; top each burger with a few sprigs. Replace top half of roll. If desired, serve with additional dressing.

    Nutrition Facts

    1 burger: 632 calories, 28g fat (9g saturated fat), 149mg cholesterol, 1430mg sodium, 55g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 2g fiber), 40g protein.

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