These Hawaiian burgers are the perfect meal for those warmer summer days. The combination of the salty burger with the sweet pineapple, makes for the perfect pairing!If you have a BBQ use it! If not, a cast iron pan works perfect! 

Recipe Source:  Danielle Walker's - Against all Grain

Ingredients:

• 32oz/960g ground chicken 

• 1 tablespoon coconut aminos

• 2 teaspoons cold-pressed sesame oil

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 teaspoon peeled and minced fresh ginger

• 1 teaspoon salt

• ¾ teaspoon sesame seeds

• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper

• ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper

• 6 fresh pineapple rings or sliced into strips. Canned is OK but look for JUST pineapple. 

Optional sides/toppings:

• Mixed greens or butter lettuce 

• Yellow onion 

• Tomatoes 

• Rice or potatoes 

• Avocado 

Preparation Instructions:

1. Combine ingredients (except pineapple) into a bowl and form 6 patties. Place patties in the fridge or freezer for 5-10 minutes. This helps them stick together better when you grill them.

2. While the burgers sit in the freezer, slice onions and pineapple. 

3. In a pan on medium heat with a LITTLE oil add sliced onions. Once they start to cook up, turn top low heat and allow them to caramelize. 

4. Heat a grill or pan to medium heat and grill the burgers for about 4-5 minutes on each side, until cooked through.

5. Grill the pineapple for 1 minute on each side, then place on each burger.

6. Top your burger with whatever veggies you like (example: butter lettuce, slice of tomato, onion slice), and enjoy with fork and knife or between 2 piece of butter lettuce.

Template Breakdown:
24 Servings of Protein 
3.8 Servings of Fat (without avocado serving) An easy way to account for this fat is to lower your meals fat serving to 3/4 serving. 
Your choice for carb and veggies! See instructions below for homemade mayo! 

Template Adjustments:

 This recipe is primarily a protein recipe. The instructions suggest making 6 patties, however you could make them larger or smaller to fit your meal proportions. An option for a carb to accompany this burger is rice, potatoes or anything you prefer.  This has a little mix greens, but feel free to toss in your favorite veggies! 

Homemade Mayo 

Ingredients:

• 1 Egg

• 1.25 cup Extra light tasting olive oil 

• 2 TBSP Lemon Juice 

Preparation instructions:

1. Break egg and add lemon juice into your immersion blender container. Leave to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to 2 hours.

2. Add 1/4 cup of oil to container. Blend until ingredients are combined.

3. Pour the remaining 1 cup of oil extremely slowly...the smallest drizzle at a time while blending together. This may take 2 to 3 minutes. You will eventually see the consistency of the mixture become more mayonnaise like (if it doesn't, you may have added the oil too quickly.)
   

Template Breakdown:
20 Servings of Fat 

Template Adjustments:
This recipe is completely fat. You can take 1/20th of the recipe for 1 serving of fat to add in as a dipping sauce for potatoes, mix in with tuna or shredded chicken, etc.