Who says burgers can’t be healthy? These Paleo Burgers with Caramelized Balsamic Onions are sandwiched between tomato and avocado slices! It’s a quick & easy 30-minute meal your family will want on repeat!
Paleo Burgers with Caramelized Balsamic Onions
It’s kinda fun to have recipes that I can now rephotograph, but also kinda weird to think I have an “archive” of recipes! I have been blogging for about 3 years and have some recipes that are popular … or were popular back in the day but got lost in the midst of constant recipe pimping.
These Paleo Burgers is one of those recipes! It has gotten pick up by quick a few other websites and has over 41K repins on it. Plus it’s just plain yummy.
I was craving burgers the other day so I decided to remake this recipe and rephotograph it because it severely needed a facelift!
As we head into the fall and winter months I know some of you .. ahem not me because I get to grill year round here in Texas … will be under 2 ft of snow.
Which is why, me, being the smart kind caring person that I am, 🙂 made these burgers INSIDE on my skillet. So that you can have a taste of summer in the midst of a snow storm! {even though it pained me to not go out to the grill, I did it for you, my loyal readers}
These Paleo {yup, they are Paleo & Gluten-free} Burgers are super easy to make, full of flavor, and can be done and on your table in less than 30 minutes. {ok, kinda left like Rachel Ray there, but hey its true!}
When it comes to burgers my non-negotiable is, it HAS to have grilled or caramelized onions on it. No exceptions! I’m addicted. Caramelized Onions are like candy to me!
Tips for Making these Healthy Burgers
To kick up the flavor to this bread-less burger I added balsamic vinegar to the caramelized onions and OMG!!! I cannot even describe to you how good they were. Screw-the-burger-just-give-me-a-spoon-and-the-caramelized-onions! They’re that GOOD! {I may or may not have hidden them from my husband when we had these for leftovers the next night} Add on the avocado, which of course makes everything better, and you have yourself one awesome HEALTHY Burger!
Burgers and even STEAKS can be just as good and juice when you make them on a skillet. The key is making sure your pan is seared hot so that you can get a nice sear on your meat to lock in the flavors!
I cannot wait for you to try these burgers. I promise you won’t even miss the bun. Bon Appetit sweet friends.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Paleo Burgers with Balsamic Onions & Avocado
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 burgers 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stove or Grill
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Who says burgers can’t be healthy? These Paleo Burgers with Caramelized Balsamic Onions are sandwiched between tomato and avocado slices! It’s a quick & easy 30-minute meal your family will want on repeat!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds of lean ground beef {make six 1/4lb burgers}
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of pepper
- 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
- 2 small onions, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
- 1 beef steak tomato, sliced into 6 thick slices
- 1 cup shreeded green leaf lettuce
- 3 avocados
Instructions
- Heat a medium skillet to medium high heat.
- Add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil, once melted add in thinly sliced onions. Saute until lightly caramelized, stirring occasionally. {about 10-15 minutes}
- Add in balsamic vinegar. Saute for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
- Form six 1/4lb. burgers with the lean ground beef.
- Lightly season both sides with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Heat a large skillet to medium-high heat. Add in 1 tablespoon of coconut oil. Place the burgers in the skillet and saute each side for 3-5 minutes {depending on your desired doneness}.
- Remove from skillet and let sit for 1 minute.
- Assemble burgers.
- Place 1 large slice of beef steak tomato on a plate, top with a pile of shredded lettuce, the burger, 2 tablespoons of the balsamic caramelized onions, and top with sliced avocado {I put half an avocado on each burger}.
- Serve with gluten-free mustard.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burger
- Calories: 367
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 513 mg
- Fat: 27 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 73 mg
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49 comments on “Paleo Burgers with Balsamic Onions & Avocado”
I just love the recipe as it includes Avacado and patties. That’s all I can ask for whenever I and my kids are hungry. My kids are a fan too.
My hubby will have to be hungry on the other portion.
Share some recipes for my hubby too ( which includes – no bread)
Made this tonight and we LOVED it! Had the lean hamburger, but no avocados (but we used Wholly Guacamole). I had no onion to slice, but some frozen chopped onion. Caramelized that in an iron skillet with the coconut oil and balsamic. The house smelled amazing! Hubby could hardly wait! I put the caramelized chopped onion into the ground beef THEN made the burgers. No tomatoes either. So a side salad and the dollop of guac and we were in hamburger HEAVEN! Definitely went onto my Pinterest board!!!!
Love your improv skills! So happy you enjoyed the recipe!
Love this recipe! Make it on the reg!
it feels so good burger, I want to try to make it.
We love our burgers without buns, especially when they’re topped with such deliciousness!
Sounds like we are on the same page girl! Bunless all the way!
Great new photos! They’re making my mouth water — especially over those gorgeous onions! Love that these are “bun-less!”
Thank you so much Patricia! Bun-less burgers are the best!
This is so my kind of burger! I never eat the buns anyway, so I’m serving burgers like this next time — gorgeous photos, too!
I really don’t either, it just makes me full faster and all I really want is the inside goodies! 🙂 Thank you so much Dee!
These look so awesome, and those onions are out-of-this-world!
Oh girl, those onions are everything!
Oh my goodness, those ONIONS! I want one of these burgers now!
Yeah gurl! You need to make one of these burgers STAT!
Oh my goodness!! These burgers are beyond incredible!! LOVE!!
Just wait till you try them!
That balsamic onion sounds incredible! Loving these burgers!
They seriously make this burger!
Made this for dinner tonight. I grilled the burgers outside and added bacon to them and served them on grilled zucchini rings. The onions were delicious!
ohhhh look at you. I want to come to your house for dinner! That sounds awesome!
I made this today with chicken burgers instead of beef. So yummy! Thanks for the recipe! Loved it.
hurray! Thank you so much Katie! Glad you liked it!
I made this during my Whole30 and loved it! The onions are a super quick, easy, and delicious. Thank you for sharing the inspiration.
Oh.. yah so glad it hear it Kaileen. I have been craving burgers lately so you might be seeing another change up to this one soon. 🙂 How did the Whole30 go?
Mm, those look mouthwatering. My grill is not buried, so I may make this out there! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friday
Thanks Adelina! Glad you still have excess to your grill, it just means you came make these bad boys this weekend. 🙂 hehe… Thanks for popping over to say hi girl. Hope you have a great rest of the week!
Oh my goodness, Krista…I am a hamburger addict and your version looks SO DARN GOOD. I don’t like onions at all, but if anything could convert me, this burger could! And doesn’t avocado make everything better (much like bacon)? 😉 Pinning and I can’t wait to try! Thanks so much for linking up with us at Moonlight & Mason Jars…hope you’re having a great week!
Shut the front door you don’t like onions! Um… you do realize that it is in almost every dish to enhance flavors and is “garlics” right hand mind! Crazy girl!! Actually my sister-in-law and her husband are the same way, so you are not alone. Hope you just try these, because with the balsamic they are ah-mazing! 🙂
Thanks for the pin sweet friend and for the par-tay. Always have a blast.
Oh how I can’t wait to get back outside to my grill! Just looking outside and seeing it surrounded by snow makes me so sad. This burger looks so good… it’s totally making me super hungry. And those balsamic caramelized onions sound SO good! YUM!
Yeah, I can totally relate. I lived in Wisconsin and/or Chicago my entire life so I know what its like to have the grill completely covered under 5 ft of snow. NOOOO FUN!
Thanks on the foodie kudos Chris, always glad to hear I make someone hungry! 🙂
You had me at caramelized onions! And then I saw the avocado. End of story! Can’t believe this is paleo!!
I knwo right!? Since doing more paleo recipes I am realizing that paleo is no that hard to do. Just no sugar or grains. Hope you get a chance to try it Mary Frances!
Oh Boy! TIm would LOVE these burgers!! I love that you used coconut oil. I will def have to give this recipe a try ;). And yes, caramelized onions…they are a must! As for the avocados, you picked the most beautiful ones! Perfection hehe.
haha… I call the avocado luck of the draw. Its always a surprise when you open them up, especially the ones from kroger. Its a hit or miss. 🙂 So glad you liked these Min. I hope you and Tim get a chance to try them, and if you are having weather like us in the 70’s then it needs to happen this weekend. 🙂 Have a great weekend my friend!
Krista – Lovin’ these paleo burgers! We still have some snow on the ground, but it is supposed to be in the 60s this weekend – grillin’ time!
I also love the addiction of avocado, yummy! :
Yeah for grilling time baby! 🙂 Plus, extra yeah for the warmer weather! Hope you have a blast this weekend and enjoy these burgers. 🙂
Oh boy, this looks incredible Krista! Who needs the bun, these burgers look so juicy and flavorful already and I can’t stop drooling over those caramelized onions – come to mama baby! Pinning 🙂
haha… I know right! Those onions are da bomb digitty and amazing on this burger. Glad to make you drool. hehe. 🙂
I love to grill year round and use to when I lived in Texas. Living in CO it isn’t as easy, especially when your grill is covered/buried in snow. lol I may have to get my shovel out and pry that cover off my grill! These look delicious! I love the balsamic onions and avocado slices 😀
Yup, thats the nice thing about Texas weather, usually you don’t have to shovel your grill out of snow. Been there, done that when I lived up north Cindy, moved away. 🙂 But, on the other hand. Texas doees NOT have the beautiful mountains and scenery like Colorado. But in either case you can still make this burger because its made on the stove top. 🙂 Hope you get a chance to try it!
I am already counting the days until summer, this makes me wish for it even more.
haha.. I know me too. Although I know living in Texas once summer comes I will be begging for it to go away, we get like 100+ most days here. Too hot to even go outside. 🙁
Virtual high-five Krista for this awesome Paleo burger!
Last August I’ve made a similar one, using a halved tomato in half in lieu of the bun. A huuuge mess to eat but so good (it’s on TIY, if you’re curious!) 🙂
haha.. Virtual high-five accepted… LOVE IT! 🙂
Ok, went to check out that recipe and it looks awesome (as always), but love that you toasted the tomatoes, almost like you would a burger bun. It does look like a huge mess but well worth it!
Ohhhhh those onions! Sold! You make healthy food look gooo-oood!!!
I know right! OB-sessed with caramelized onions, thanks for the foodie props Heather!
I wouldn’t miss the bun with this burger…it looks so satisfying with those onions, balsamic, and avocado! This looks delicious, Krista!
Oh, believe me you won’t want to use a bun every again after eating this burger! Thanks for stopping by and the sweet comment Marcie. 🙂