Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I am making burgers next week and plan to use lettuce for buns and I was thinking of putting onion, guacamole and bacon on the burger itself. Any other ideas for paleo-friendly burger toppings? What do you use?

flag	asked Sep 20 2010 at 22:31 Bkluffy 552●5●10

	Cool question!! :) – gilliebean♦ Sep 20 2010 at 23:47
	this really is a nice, refreshing question. dont get me wrong, i like to dorkout on all the more science-y questions, but its nice to see these lighter but still very applicable inqueries. now, to an answer:) – ben61820 Sep 21 2010 at 13:12

gilliebean · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-20 23:46:33Z UTC

I make homemade mustard.

Montana Jones' Yumtastic Hot Dog Mustard

2 tbsp ground yellow mustard seed

1 tsp ground brown mustard seed

Add 1 1/2 tbsp water, blend to a thick paste and let sit overnight. Then add...

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp allspice

1/4 tsp ginger

1/4 tsp turmeric

2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

For thinner mustard add a couple drops more vinegar.

Allow to age on the counter (or in a cool dark place) for a week or so or to taste. When mustard reaches desired taste, place in fridge.

Makes about 1 cup.

Enjoy!

Stephen-Aegis · Answer 2 · 2010-09-21 00:23:57Z UTC

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Mustard

Guacamole

Avocado

Pico de Gallo

Tomato

Lettuce

Grilled Onions

Sauteed Mushrooms

Pickles

Jalapeño

Sweet Pepper, Green or Banana Peppers

Bacon

Bacon, yes use it twice.

answered Sep 21 2010 at 0:23

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	stole our thunder:) – ben61820 Sep 21 2010 at 13:13
	Guac is delicious on a burger. – NWHamilton Sep 21 2010 at 15:38
	Even my cat likes bacon! – Dave S. Nov 1 2010 at 17:00
	Mmmmmmmm Bacon. – krazkinkc Aug 16 at 19:19

Deb · Answer 3 · 2010-09-20 23:24:29Z UTC

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Homemade mayonnaise using the egg yolk from a pastured hen and avocado oil. Wonderful! Garlic and onion can be added for extra zing.

answered Sep 20 2010 at 23:24

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	Whoa! That sounds delicious. – Bkluffy Sep 20 2010 at 23:27
	This sounds great!! – gilliebean♦ Sep 21 2010 at 0:30
	if you can afford avocado oil you must be doing pretty well – coprophagous Dec 22 2011 at 7:47
	Don't make it very often. It is quite expensive. The nut oil smell and taste rancid to me. – Deb Dec 22 2011 at 12:49

Adam Crafter · Answer 4 · 2010-09-21 13:09:18Z UTC

I have always loved a fried egg on top of a burger, and now in my paleoness, i love it even more.

. Try a Single egg fried in butter and spices like hot curry powder... Over easy is the best. The yolk on the burger is a sauce packet within the fine condiment layer!!!

Phocion Timon · Answer 5 · 2010-09-20 23:16:58Z UTC

The only time I eat cheese is on my beloved cheeseburgers. (I am a cheeseburger freak. I'd mainline them if I could.) I use the normal stuff: cheese, lettuce, onions - raw or carmelized, etc. One of my favorite combinations is cook the meat over wood, top with grilled green chiles and either Monterey Jack or Pepper Monterey Jack cheese and a hot sauce such as Louisiana Hot Sauce or Frank's and a slice of purple onion.

Stancel · Answer 6 · 2010-09-21 01:22:02Z UTC

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Salsa is a close enough substitute for ketchup. you won't get the texture but you'll get a similar tomato taste.

answered Sep 21 2010 at 1:22

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I just made some salsa but I let the chopped/processed tomatoes drain in a sieve until all the juice was out. I bet if I blended the salsa in my Vitamix and added a bit more vinegar it would be pretty ketchupy. Hmm... thanks for the idea. – ScottMGS Sep 21 2010 at 6:20

Adam Crafter · Answer 7 · 2010-09-21 15:35:32Z UTC

How to make animal fat mayonnaise!

http://mobile.seriouseats.com/2009/10/the-food-lab-meatonnaise-mayonnaises-mayos-bacon-lamb-duck-beef-fats-science.html

Link to the bacon-aise! http://mobile.seriouseats.com/recipes/2009/10/baconnaise-meat-mayos-mayonnaise-recipe.html

Yes yes, the recipe here calls for canola, but ... just swap in an oil that you would like!

Mak · Answer 8 · 2010-09-20 22:33:18Z UTC

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Greek yogurt (If you're a lacto-paleo) + Avocado is pretty good.

answered Sep 20 2010 at 22:33

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sounds interesting, but alas, i am not :( – Bkluffy Sep 20 2010 at 22:52

NWHamilton · Answer 9 · 2010-09-21 00:25:56Z UTC

I make a Caper Remoulade that is delicious on lamb burgers. It is so good you'll use it on vegetables as well!

Ingredients:
4 Cornichons
3 TB Parsley or Cilantro leaves
2 teaspoons drained capers
1 garlic clove
1/2 cup homemade mayonnaise
1 TB whole-grain mustard

To make:
Make your favorite homemade mayonaise. In a mini food processor, pulse the cornichons with the parsley leaves, capers and garlic clove until finely chopped. Add the mayonnaise and mustard and pulse until blended.

ben61820 · Answer 10 · 2010-09-21 13:16:16Z UTC

potato chips

some might object but potato chips make an excellent topper. I usually avoid potatoes in general (and def most massproduced, veg oil-fried chips) but many in the paleo community do potatoes now and then. The crunch that potato chips give to the burger is pretty killer. Once in a while and itll make you smile:)

I learned this in high school cafeterias when the meat quality was horrible so the only way to make the burgers palatable was to load up a bag of chips.

TigerJ · Answer 11 · 2010-09-21 15:50:22Z UTC

I like chimchurri sauce on all kinds of grilled meat.

Dissolve small amount of salt in 1/2 cup hot water
Put in blender
Then add:
1 small bunch dried or fresh oregano
Leaves of 1 large bunch parsley or two small bunches
1-3 cloves fresh garlic to taste
black pepper to taste
red pepper (fresh or dried) to taste
red wine vinegar
olive oil

Blend so everything gets chopped up but the sauce shouldn't be totally smooth. Taste is better after it sits a day. Lasts for a week or more in fridge, especially if you just top with olive oil.

Paleo P · Answer 12 · 2010-09-22 05:17:38Z UTC

Fresh jalapenos (deveined, deseeded if you don't like spicy) cut into rounds and sauteed in the fat of your choice, preferably in a cast iron skillet.

This is how Five Guys Burgers and Fries of the Washington, D.C. Metro Area does jalapenos on burgers. Beats the hell out of the salt infused type of jalapenos in vinegar you find most everywhere.

I have been sauteing onions in a little bit of bacon grease and then adding beef stock and letting it reduce, adding more beef stock, letting it reduce, so and so forth, until the onions are caramelized. The result is cooked onions of the sort you would find in French Onion Soup. Probably good on a burger, though I have been eating as a side to steak. I have also added mushrooms and jalapenos to the onions and used as a side for steak, sort of my Mexi-paleo take on the Mirepoix. It would probably be good as a burger topping too.

Paleo Seb · Answer 13 · 2010-09-21 00:09:32Z UTC

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Lacto-fermented relish from Bubbies. I can make it myself, but I've been lazy lately.

You can also make homemade salsa, mayonnaise, mustard and ketchup.

answered Sep 21 2010 at 0:09

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Belinda · Answer 14 · 2010-09-21 11:33:49Z UTC

I like to saute chopped button mushrooms and onions together. And I think it's an Aussie thing, but I also add pickled beetroot. OK, so it's from a tin and yes there is a bit of sugar in the pickling juice, but you only need a few pieces, and it's a must-have for a real burger. (Although some would say that about bread, I guess!)

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