Wild Rice Gourmet Burgers Recipe

Wild rice gourmet burgers are so easy and so good. We were looking through some of our meatloaf recipes to get ideas for new burgers, and wild rice jumped out at me. The burgers are tender, juicy, nutty, and flavorful. We always cook our burgers to well done, so it's important to have something else in the hamburger so the finished burger is moist and juicy. Bread crumbs or cracker crumbs are used most often for this purpose, but wild rice adds a wonderful flavor and texture. When you make burgers, be sure that you handle the meat gently. If ground beef is worked too much, the burgers will be tough. And always cook ground beef and other ground meats to a minimum temperature of 160 f, as tested with a food thermometer. The luscious potato salad in the picture is my mother's potato salad. That salad is a great choice for an accompaniment to this burger; also try coleslaw or a bright fruit salad.