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Southwestern Blueburger with Ripe Avocado and Fresh Sprouts

1 cup (4 ounces) blue cheese
1 pound lean ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 slices Monterey Jack cheese, cut into quarters
1/2 avocado, peeled and sliced into 8 sections
1/2 cup sprouts (i.e., alfalfa, bean, clover, sunflower)
8 mini Kaiser rolls

1. Preheat grill. Take 1/2 ounce or 2 tablespoons of blue cheese and form into small ball. Mix together ground beef, salt and black pepper. Divide ground beef mixture into eighths. Take one eighth of ground beef mixture and form a patty around the blue cheese ball. Repeat this process with the blue cheese and ground beef mixture, forming a total of eight servings.
2. Grill over medium heat until desired doneness, about 6 to 8 minutes.
3. Top each cooked burger with 2 slices of Monterey Jack cheese, avocado slice and 1 tablespoon of sprouts.
4. Serve on mini Kaiser rolls with desired condiments.

Makes 8 mini burgers .

Recipe provided courtesy of the American Dairy Association.