Recipe - Grilled Italian Bread With Tomatoes And Basil

1 pound Hot Italian sausage; casings
removed
8 ounce Ground pork
3 Garlic cloves; pressed
2 teaspoon Dried Italian seasoning;
crumbled
One fourth cup Minced drained oilpacked
sundried tomatoes
One fourth cup Mayonnaise
4 One half Inchthick onion slices
1 lg Red bell pepper; quartered
lengthwise
4 One fourth Inchthick slices provolone
cheese
4 Onion rolls; cut
horizontally in half

Mix first 4 ingredients in large bowl. Season with pepper. Divide mixture
into quarters. Shape each into 3/4inchthick party. Mix tomatoes and
mayonnaise in small bowl to blend. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover
patties and tomato mayonnaise separately and chill.)

Prepare barbecue (mediumhigh heat). Grill burgers, onions and peppers
until burgers are cooked through and onions and peppers are lightly
charred, turning occasionally, about 10 minutes. Move peppers and onions to
cool side of grill. Top burgers with cheese. Place rolls on grill cut side
down. Cover with lid and cook until cheese melts and buns are heated
through, about 2 minutes. Transfer buns to plates. Spread Three fourths tablespoon
mayonnaise mixture over each bun half. Top with burger, then bell pepper
and onion. Cover with top half of buns and serve.

Makes 4

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Posted to recipeludigest by Sandy sandysno@pctech.net on Feb 24, 1998