Springtime is Grill time

I think for most people living in Atlanta and for that matter all of the south, this time of year evokes fabulous weather, no humidity and flowers in bloom.



But the real joy is getting that BBQ fired up for some old fashioned, good for the soul, chargrilled hamburgers with of course a toasted bun from the grill and dressed! Yes, I can now say this because this is how people in the south serve their burgers........dressed. I love this term. I grew up with this simple statement to emphasize how I wanted my sandwich, po-boy or burger........dressed.

I've evolved a bit since my youth where dressed meant mayo, iceberg lettuce and tomato. Dressing a sandwich involves a much more robust blend of flavors at this time in my life. My burger tonight will incorporate a nice slather of mayo on the top half of the bakery fresh kaiser roll, whole grain dijon mustard on the bottom half, spring mix of lettuces, sliced tomato and a thinly sliced sweet onion. The burger wouldn't be complete without a cold brined pickle spear on the side.

Just to put this meal over the edge, I prepared a yukon gold potato salad with finely chopped green onions, pickles, olive salad, bacon and pickled green tomato. I'm loving life.