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Burgers with Black Lava Sea Salt

Homemade burgers in Honolulu with black lava sea salt.

Homemade burgers in Honolulu with black lava sea salt.

We’ve been having a stellar time in Honolulu and have eaten a lot of delicious meals out! But, we decided to dine in one night and grill up some burgers. We kept things simple, but jazzed up the burgers with black lava sea salt.

The addition of finishing salt definitely took the burgers to the next level, and added a nice smoky flavor and delicate crunch. As stated on the package, “black lava contains premium activated coconut-shell charcoal, an anti-toxin and digestive aid.” What a bonus!

For dessert, we had fresh island papaya. It was delicious.

Palm Island black lava sea salt.

Burgers with Black Lava Sea Salt

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb grass-fed ground beef (I even got to use Hawaiian grass-fed beef!)
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Small clamshell of mixed greens
  • Avocado slices
  • Persian or pickling cucumber slices
  • Palm Island black lava sea salt
It was kind of strange walking around with a plate of raw meat. We're on the 7th floor and head to go down to the desk to get the grill tools and have the grill turned on outside.

It was kind of strange walking around with a plate of raw meat. We’re on the 7th floor and had to go down to the front desk to get the grill tools and have the grill turned on outside, by the pool.

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, mix the ground beef with salt and pepper. Form into four small patties, or two large if you want bigger patties.
  2. Place patties on a grill over medium-high heat and grill for 3-4 minutes per side for medium doneness.
  3. Serve on top of mixed greens with cucumber slices and avocado. Garnish the burgers with a pinch of black lava sea salt (seriously, only a pinch … a little goes a long way).

Grill master, Jesse.

Adding the finishing salt.

Adding the finishing salt.

Jesse, digging in.

Jesse, digging in. He ate an Okinawa sweet potato with his too.

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Filed Under: Dinner, Recipes Tagged With: Avocado, burgers, cucumber, dinner, finishing salt, grass-fed beef, Hawaii, Honolulu, mixed greens, Paleo, paleo travel, Palm Island black lava sea salt, recipe, travel

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  1. Nikki

    December 20, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    I just bought some black lava salt to include in a homemade seasoning salt gift. Glad to hear it was worth it.

    Reply
    • paleoinpdx

      December 20, 2012 at 7:35 pm

      Yes, totally worth it, Nikki! A great gift idea too!

      Reply
  2. Megan

    December 20, 2012 at 5:58 pm

    You look so adorable and tan!! I love awesome sea salts, my pantry currently has pink, grey, regular, and habanero rock / sea salt! Yum!

    Reply
    • paleoinpdx

      December 20, 2012 at 7:34 pm

      Aw, thanks Megan. It’s hard to tell how tan I’ve gotten, so it’s nice to know that it’s noticeable to others! Those salts you have sound awesome … I want to try others now too!

      Reply
  3. Lauren

    December 21, 2012 at 8:15 am

    That sounds really interesting, will have to see if any place in Austin caries this type of sea salt!

    Reply
    • paleoinpdx

      December 21, 2012 at 10:39 am

      I’m sure you can find some different finishing salts at Whole Foods. That’s where I got mine, but these are also sold elsewhere in Honolulu … just more expensive.

      Reply
  4. The Professional Stress Baker

    December 23, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    Delicious! I want one!

    Reply
  5. Ashleysbyc

    September 24, 2013 at 7:29 am

    Funny, I was just looking on the web for recipes that I can use the black lava sea salt that I ordered and came across your page. Alpena? I am from Bay City. What a small world! I am going to explore your page/recipes/info.

    Reply
    • paleoinpdx

      September 24, 2013 at 8:16 am

      Nice! Yep, Alpena is my hometown — born and raised there. I’ve been through Bay City many, many times throughout my life too. I’m glad you found my blog, Ashley and hope you enjoy it 😉

      Reply

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