Sometimes I just crave a burger.

Since I was on Weight Watchers for the first six months of the year, I only ate chicken and turkey. Since I quit Weight Watchers, I just want beef!

I’ve eaten a few burgers over the last few weeks and have become a big fan of just skipping the bun. Wrapping the Burger in Bibb lettuce is really delicious, and I even ordered a burger at a restaurant where they brought it to me wrapped in iceberg. Both really worked, and if I’m honest I didn’t miss the bun at all… The burger is really about the meat and the toppings (for me that’s a little ketchup or maybe avocado). If you haven’t tried lettuce wrapped burgers, I would recommend it.

Tonight I wanted a real burger. I also knew I wanted to eat as healthily as possible… so here’s what I came up with (in the absence of lettuce leaves): I sautéed some asparagus and grilled some Roma tomato slices and it really came together! I also had a desire to prepare a fillet with the same bed of vegetables. Soon.

This burger is a total retro burger. My mom always made these when we were kids. I’m not sure if this is the exact recipe she used, but it definitely had all the flavors of my childhood that I remember…