All good sandwich begins like this, bread and peanut butter. This one is different though, the circular patch of peanut butter is ready to accompany a meaty counterpart. Pork or turkey are my favorite burgers for this recipe, but beef, chicken or tofu would be excellent too. Top it off with caramelized bananas and you’ve got a feast fit for a king – THE king. Elvis would be proud. How good is this burger? Check out the picture below and let me know if your glands don’t salivate.
Update: Only 1 week left to submit your entry to the Peanut Butter Exhibition #6 – Barbecue!
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1 lb lean ground pork or turkey
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 ripe bananas
1T heart-healthy butter
2t brown sugar
8 slices thick sandwich bread (gluten-free, if need be)
bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion (optional)
Directions:
1. Preheat a pan on medium heat. Cut bananas in half and slice lengthwise. Add the butter to the pan to coat it. Place bananas, flat side down, in the pan and sprinkle with the brown sugar. Cook for 2 minutes and flip. Stir the bananas to get the remaining brown sugar and butter in the pan, and let cook for another 1-2 minutes, or until bananas are caramelized on both sides.
2. Form 4 patties from the ground meat, season with salt and pepper. Grill until well done or cook in a pan on medium heat, covered, for 2-3 minutes per side.
3. Spread 1T of peanut butter on a slice of bread, toasted first if preferred. Place burger on top, pile on 2 slices of banana and any additional toppings. Top with remaining slice of bread and consume. Yea, after one bite you’ll be all shook up.
Additional Info:
I am entering this manly meal into the June Go Ahead Honey, It’s Gluten Free! Event hosted by Carol at Simply…Gluten Free.
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Ok, now I absolutely KNOW that your masters program fried your brain. This is nutty. But not necessarily bad!
This is the food that fueled me, it has to be good!
now you know that is my kind of meal.
be not afraid people, try this you will love it.
She speaks truthfully people!
Whoa! That actually looks really good…I’ll have to give it a try :)
As much as I love peanut butter, I never would have thought to add it to my burger. I think it’s one of those things I think I wouldn’t like, but I would end up LOVING. Thanks for the unique idea.
Give it a try, you will love it!
I can see how the peanut butter works, but I’m iffy about the banana. Although, pineapple makes an acceptable burger topping, so perhaps banana isn’t too far off.
It’s all interconnected: pork and peanut butter plus peanut butter and bananas equals pork and bananas. Or perhaps think about it cuban style: pork with plantains!
This is different. I think it would be best with ground pork. We’ll try it when you come home. WhooHa!!!
Gotta show this one to the hubs. He’s all over everything Elvis :)
I’m not a big fan of his music, but I’m a huge fan of his tastes. Add some bacon and honey for a true “kingly” burger.
Looks delicious! I bet it’d be great with plantains too.
Very true. I’ll give that a shot.
Nick! This is wonderful!!!!! I’m all about putting random stuff on burgers: avocados, fried eggs, fried plantains, refried beans, and of course PB! What I had never though of was putting bananas AND pb on a patty. You’re my hero!
I remember once I was recovering from surgery and my friend came home and made me the Elvis sandwich (PB, maple syrup and bananas inside. French-toast style. Sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar) and it was the first time I had tried it and, hahaha, I think it brough me back to life! If that doesn’t give you energy, nothing will!
I’m on PB-OD right now. I’ve been experimenting with recipes for your contest and, well, it’s necessitated a lot of PB intake! I think I nailed it, though ;)
No such thing as PB-OD, just terrible stomach aches =). I could see it putting some life back into you, I envision that someday peanut butter will have it’s own section in the food pyramid. Can’t wait to see your entry!
Who would have ever thunk it? You’re right, it sure DOES look good!
That has to be the most unique burger I’ve ever seen! Yummy.
marvelous. inventive. delicious. i’d be such a fan of this, and the caramelized bananas are what makes it completely irresistible. there’s a round of applause coming at ya for this one.
Grilled Tilapia and Peanut Butter Sandwich. Sounds weird, tastes amazing. Enjoy the pics. http://delicioushealthy.blogspot.com/2009/06/weirdestbest-sandwich-ever.html
Interesting…I’ve got some tilapia in the freezer right now, I’ll give it a shot!
If you are willing to try the burger, I figured you wouldn’t be scared of this. It’s awesome! I’m definitely gonna try the burger!
I would have never thought of this combination, but it definitely works!
Thank you, thank you very much! You’re right, that is one manly burger!
Oh wow! That looks… intriguing, hehe. Thanks for mentioning the event. I have the perfect entry. And I just realized I haven’t been getting your RSS updates in I don’t know how long :-\ Fixing that…
It was all going so well until you mentioned the bread.
Yours looks brown. You also said gluten-free if need be.
No way would Elvis have gone for that! ;-)
Ah yes, well I’m not a celiac myself but I am a health nut. I should have used something fresher and crustier but I’m trying to empty my cabinet and freezers of food before I move in a few days!
First, let me say how cute it is that your mom reads your blog!!! That burger looks great. I would add lettuce and sliced tomato.
~Justine
My mom gets angry when her RSS updates stop working on her homepage =). I added lettuce and tomato too, it was great to add some crispness. But the picture of the bananas was much more appealing!
mmmmm………..
R u kidding? Is that really true?
You all shook up?
I would of never thought to put banana on my burger. I think I would like it, love sweet and savory together. Bacon would be awesome on here.
Yes it would! Didn’t have any but I’ll give it a go next round. This truly is one of my favorite ways to eat a burger. I Bet you could even bake a tray of the bananas for a similar effect for ease.
Nick, I just noticed I’m on your blogroll. Thanks for putting me on there. That’s awes!
My real reason for writing is to let you know I just made (with a not-frozen nectarine) your chocolate peanut butter ice cream and it was to-die-for-good! I love it and can’t wait to keep making it, especially when my family eats so much bad-for-you ice cream (see my latest post)–I didn’t eat any of that thing and with your ice cream as arsenal, I won’t need or want to. Talk to you later, I’m going to go freeze a couple more bananas I’ve got sitting on the counter! ;) Oh, I also just used Dannon ff vanilla yogurt, so I guess there is some sugar added, but still–much better for me than regular ice cream! Thanks, Nick! (Hope I’m not too full for dinner in a couple hours–I didn’t drink the whole thing, only about 2/3 of it. Okay, that’s all. ;)
Haha, yup. Unfortunately the past few weeks and the next few, I’m so busy that I haven’t been able to visit anyone on my blogroll. That should change soon!
Great! I’m so glad you liked it! The more frozen the fruits are, the thicker it will be and the more like ice cream it is. My newest favorite version is to use lowfat cottage cheese (unsalted!). It has a milder taste than greek yogurt and you can add a teaspoon of honey if you need, but it is still plenty sweet enough for me without it. There really is no need for traditional ice cream when you have fresh ice cream at your fingertips, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
savoury and sweet huh.. nice! well done nick! I’m so glad the peanut butter is still rolling! love these ideas!
Thanks! I’m on streak it would seem…the past 4 recipes have been chock full of the good stuff!
That’s a hunka hunka good lookin’ sandwich. I would totally be open to trying that combo! I hear PB and pickles are good too!
Wow what a fun idea! I would totally try this with a pork burger. I love the addition of the caramelized banana too. Very nice!
What a wonderful way to enter the sweet world of morbid obesity!
Ok, honestly, I can’t eat peanut butter but I do love bananas and turkey burgers. I am not sure I would ever think of bananas and a turkey burger but now that you’ve got my mind going it’s reminiscent of a good, Asian stir-fry.
Wow. This is something I know that my husband would love – it combines both of his favourite things: meat and peanut butter!