A grilled mini-burger is topped with creamy avocado, salty bacon and a sweet cherry tomato for a low carb finger food that work well as an appetizer for outdoor picnics or celebrations. You won’t miss the buns!
Heat grill to sear (high temp). With hands, form 15-20 hamburger patties about 1 inch thick and 2 inches in diameter. Let patties rest without salt and pepper while you make the bacon.
1 lb. ground chuck
Fry bacon until just crisp (not so crisp that it will shatter when you break it into squares). Drain on paper towels.
1/2 lb bacon
Salt and pepper the patties. Grill the burger patties to your desired degree of doneness. They do not take very long when they are this small. While the burgers are cooking, slice avocados, break the bacon into 1-2 inch squares, and halve the tomatoes if using grape tomatoes. Wait until the last minute to slice avocados so they don't turn brown.
2 avocados, 15-20 cherry or grape tomatoes
Assemble the sliders with a long pick skewering first the tomato, then the bacon squares, then the avocados and finally the burger patties.Serve on a platter and have dipping sauce available to those who want it.
Dipping sauce of your choice.
Notes
** For some unique sliders that do include the mini-buns, these chow chow sliders are pretty popular