Grilled Muffuletta Sliders

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds ground beef
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 12 store-bought “slider” mini buns
• 12 slices provolone cheese, cut in half
• 1 bottle of your favorite prepared olive salad mix

Instructions:

1. Prepare a grill for indirect cooking.
2. In a medium bowl, season ground beef with salt and pepper. Form into 12 small patties. Grill to desired doneness, turning once on each side, 4 minutes per side for medium.
3. Grill buns. On bottom half of each bun, place a little olive salad, top with burger, followed by 2 small slices of provolone cheese, more olive salad, and then top half of bun.
4. Serve immediately with Balsamic-Basil Tomato Salad.

Holly Goetting, Executive Chef, Charley G’s, Lafayette, LA,