Blueberry Beef Burger served at my annual Canada Day party

I should have taken a picture of everyone enjoying the blueberry beef burgers I served at our annual Canada Day party this year but as hostess I was far to busy running around to think of such things. I didn't even get a shot of the my husband at the barbecue grilling up all 25 burgers I made to serve to our guests.

The good news is everybody seemed to like them, in fact I received several favorable comments and requests for the recipe. So just in case you think my taste buds are off and I am making up stuff about how delicious all of these GI Diet recipes are you now have another opinion. That of the 25 guests who ate them. I actually liked them better the second time around and am upgrading my rating from 7 to 8.5.

To see my original post on the burgers click here.

Blueberry Beef Burger

Don't be put off by the slightly purplish colour of these burgers. Once they are cooked nobody will even be able to tell that they once looked so strange. This is another one of those recipes I just had to try because of the strange mix of ingredients...blueberries, ground flax and oatmeal to name a few. The end result was a pretty decent tasting burger. In fact for extra lean ground beef these burgers came out super moist. This recipe makes 4 hearty sized patties. My husband liked them and said he would definitely eat them again. We enjoyed our first barbeque of the season and took advantage of the nice weather and ate out on the porch.

SERVED WITH: Asparagus and a side salad topped with beans and corn. Just make note that corn is a yellow light item from the GI Diet.

COOKING TIPS: Don't wear white when working with the blueberries. It is also a little tricky to tell if the burgers are done until you become familiar with what ground blueberries look like in your meat. About 4 to 5 minutes per side on the barbeque should just about do it.

RATING: 7. I was pleased but not blown away. A decent tasting burger considering the recipe called for extra lean ground beef.