The Michigan olive burger is an iconic Michigan sandwich, a beef patty with a cream cheese-pimento olive spread, Swiss cheese, and crunchy iceberg lettuce. So good!
Prep
26 min
Cook
71 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
4 ounces cream cheese
0.25 cups mayonnaise
0.5 cups sliced green olives with pimientos
1 tablespoon olive brine
1 tablespoon cherry pepper hoagie spread
1.25 pounds ground beef
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
4 slices Swiss cheese
4 hamburgers buns
1 cup iceberg lettuce
Instructions
1
Stir cream cheese and mayonnaise together in a bowl until well combined. Stir in olives, brine, and cherry pepper spread. Set aside or refrigerate until ready to use.
2
Shape beef into 4 patties and season with salt and pepper.
3
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add patties and cook, undisturbed, until browned, about 4 minutes. Flip and reduce heat to medium. Cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 3 to 4 minutes. Top with cheese and allow cheese to melt.
4
Place patties on bottom bun. Top liberally with olive spread. Add lettuce and top bun and serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving
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