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Black pepper and chive aioli complements the meaty taste of this dish

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updated 3:44 p.m. ET May 22, 2009

Chef Nuetzi from the Capital Grille offers the perfect Memorial Day burger, along with a recipe for black pepper and chive aioli to top it off.

Grille burger with cheese
Chef Nuetzi from the Capital Grille

Yield: 1 portion

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/4 cups burger mix of your choice (we recommend ground chuck or sirloin)
• Seasoning salt as needed
• 1 slice (2 oz.) havarti cheese, sliced
• 1 leaf Boston bibb lettuce
• 1 slice red tomato slice (1/4 inch thick)
• 1 slice yellow tomato slice (1/4 inch thick)
• 3 pickle slices
• 2 tablespoons vidalia onion strings (1/8 inch thick)
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 2 tablespoons black petter/chive aioli
• 1 house brioche roll

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DIRECTIONS

Form 10 oz. patty slightly larger than the bun from burger mix and season well with seasoning salt on both sides. Grill burger. When burger is almost done, toast the roll and place on plate.

Place cheese on top of burger and melt the cheese under the broiler.

Remove the burger from broiler/grill, and set on the bottom half of the toasted bun. Garnish roll top with a piece of lettuce the size of the bun and 2 tomato slices, 3 pickle slices and 2 rings of vidalia onion.

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Black pepper and chive aioli
Chef Nuetzi from the Capital Grille

Yield: 1 quart

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup pasteurized egg yolks
• 8 garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons Kosher salt
• 2 tablepoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 tablepoons freshly squeezed lime juice
• 4 anchovies (pureed to a paste)
• 2 tablepoons water
• 3 tablespoons grana padano cheese, grated on the microplane
• 2 1/2 cups olive/canola oil blend
• 3 tablespoons freshly sliced chives

DIRECTIONS

1. Place the egg yolks in a clean stainless steel mixing bowl.

2. Microplane the garlic gloves into the egg yolks.

3. Add the pepper, sugar, salt lemon juice, lime juice, water and grana padano to the egg yolks.

4 Slowly whisk in the oil.

5. Fold in the chives and refrigerate.

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