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With the 4th just a couple days away, now is the time to start planning and shopping for your 4th of July BBQ. Make sure those propane tanks are filled<\/a> because a summer holiday means grilling is in order. You can liven up your burgers and brats this year by trying out different toppings. Give your burger a makeover with some topping ideas below:<\/p>\n

1. Colby Jack cheese + sliced tomato + fried egg + baby spinach
\n2. Macaroni & cheese
\n3. American cheese + shredded barbecue pork + dill pickle slices or pickled okra
\n4. Barbecue sauce + cheddar cheese + applewood bacon + caramelized onions
\n5. Coleslaw + green onions tossed with Asian tasted sesame salad dressing + chopped cashews or peanuts (Sub or add crunchy chow mein noodles if you’re feeling adventurous!)
\n6. Chopped cucumber mixed with sour cream and dill weed = Mediterranean Burger
\n7. Marinara + mozzarella + basil
\n8. Guacamole + red onions + turkey bacon
\n9. Dill pickle spears + onion + tomato + a dash of celery salt
\n10. Buffalo sauce + crumbled blue cheese + diced celery
\n11. Baked beans + coleslaw + crunchy fried onions
\n12. Crushed BBQ chips + Monterey Jack or Jalapeno Jack
\n13. Fritos + chili + shredded colby jack cheese + jalapenos
\n14. Refried beans + queso fresco + pico de gallo
\n15. Chopped cooked bacon + diced tomato + lettuce + zesty flavored mayo
\n16. Grilled chopped pineapple + red onion + watercress + teriyaki BBQ sauce
\n17. Watermelon salsa with mint and cucumbers + mixed salad greens + heirloom tomatoes
\n18. Apple celery cranberry slaw + sauteed mushrooms + sharp cheddar cheese
\n19. Ginger cucumber relish + carrots + cilantro + romaine lettuce + tomato + teriyaki glaze
\n20. Avocado slices + alfalfa sprouts + black olives + capers + dijon mustard<\/p>\n

For those with a competitive spirit, make it a contest – who can create the best topping? The possibilities are endless. Shredded or sliced cheese? Caramelized or raw onions?  Let your creativity run a little wild this year for the 4th of July (Remember to practice safe grilling with these tips<\/a>).<\/p>\n

What is the most outrageous topping you have seen on a burger? Let us know below! <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This post was written by Catherine S., food service manager who prides herself in creating new and exciting recipes!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the 4th just a couple days away, now is the time to start planning and shopping for your 4th of July BBQ. Make sure those propane tanks are filled because a summer holiday means grilling is in order. You can liven up your burgers and brats this year by trying out different toppings. Give your burger a makeover with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":21643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1279],"tags":[1194,294,650,105,144,374,174],"class_list":["post-21640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes-2","tag-4th-of-july","tag-food","tag-grilling","tag-meals","tag-propane","tag-recipes","tag-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21640"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51723,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21640\/revisions\/51723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}