Pork Sliders with Smashed Avocado

Name: Pork Sliders with Smashed Avocado
Yield: Serves 4 (serving size: 2 sliders)
Ingredients: 8 (1-ounce) whole-wheat slider buns, halved crosswise; Cooking spray; 12 ounces extra-lean ground pork; 1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; ¾ teaspoon kosher salt; ½ teaspoon garlic powder; 2 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (about 1/2 cup); 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; ½ ripe peeled avocado; 2 small ripe tomatoes, sliced; 8 small Bibb lettuce leaves

5 Ratings
5 Reviews

For smaller sandwiches like these, we prefer to smash the avocado into a spread before assembling so that no slippery slices are lost on the journey from plate to mouth.

By Vanessa Seder

Recipe by Cooking Light November 2015

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Credit: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Missie Neville Crawford

Recipe Summary

Yield:

Serves 4 (serving size: 2 sliders)

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Lightly coat cut sides of buns with cooking spray. Place buns, cut sides down, in pan; cook 1 minute or until lightly toasted.

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Step 2
Combine pork, parsley, salt, and garlic powder in a medium bowl, gently mixing with hands. Divide mixture into 8 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/4-inch-thick patty. Lightly coat both sides of patties with cooking spray. Arrange patties in pan coated with cooking spray; cook 2 minutes. Turn patties over; top patties evenly with cheese. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese melts.
Step 3
Combine lemon juice and avocado in a bowl; mash avocado with a fork, and stir to combine. Spread avocado mixture evenly over bottom halves of buns. Place 1 patty on each bottom bun. Top each with 1 tomato slice and 1 lettuce leaf. Top with top halves of buns. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

393 calories; fat 13.9g; saturated fat 5.3g; mono fat 4.4g; poly fat 1.9g; protein 36g; carbohydrates 34g; fiber 7g; cholesterol 81mg; iron 3mg; sodium 752mg; calcium 179mg.

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Lambent

11/22/2017

These are really good, quick and easy. I made the recipe as written and practically slurped them off the plate, but extra garlic powder would be good, too.

Whygal

05/28/2016

I have made these sliders 3 times now and we love them--a great change from ground beef. I put a bit more garlic powder than called for.

Alona

04/09/2016

These are pretty good. The meat is a little more bland than we like but overall a nice recipe. Our full review with pictures can be found here http://www.nickandalonakitchen.com/2016/04/pork-sliders-with-smashed-avocado.html

samTest2@rp.com

03/04/2016

We were looking for a good Pork Sliders recipe, this was it!

patricis

10/28/2015

Made these last night. Like everyone else I used what I had on hand... Used ground chicken for the pork and spiced it up with Italian spices. Also used Asiago cheese instead. I usually make recipes exactly as written but wanted to try these asap. Well, they came out amazing! Can't wait to try them with pork!

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