Grilled ground beef burgers, laced with chopped sweet pickle, topped with a tomato-onion-cucumber mixture, served on hamburger buns.

Mini-Salad Burgers

1 tomato, diced
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cucumber, sliced
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 pounds ground beef
1/2 cup chopped sweet pickle
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 garlic clove, crushed
8 hamburger buns

1. Combine diced tomato, chopped onion, and peeled, sliced cucumber in a small bowl. Stir in cider vinegar, water, sugar, salt, pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours; drain.
2. Once vegetable mixture has chilled preheat barbecue grill.
3. In a separate bowl combine ground beef, chopped sweet pickles, salt, and pepper. Shape into patties and grill until done.
4. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and crushed garlic clove. Spread over hamburger buns and serve the burgers with the tomato mixture on top.

Makes 8 servings.