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Posted on Wed, May. 27, 2009

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BLUE RIBBON WEEK: MINI SPAM NACHO BURGERS

The Kansas State Fair is only 100-some days away (it's Sept. 11-20 in Hutchinson), and the fair folks are already soliciting entrants for its annual cooking contests. To entice cooks, a PR group mailed out a packet of prize-winning Fair recipes that fit into some of this year's new categories. We'll share several this week.

This one fits into the SPAM Main Dish Mania cooking contest, one of the fair's most popular contests. It was a blue ribbon recipe at the Colorado State Fair.

To learn more about the Fair's cooking competitions, visit www.kansasstatefair.com

INGREDIENTS

For salsa:

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

2 teaspoons honey

2 teaspoons minced canned chipotle chili in adobo sauce

3 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced

3 tablespoons diced red onion

For burgers:

1 (12-oz.) can SPAM Classic

12 small squares of cheddar cheese

1 (12-oz.) package small Hawaiian sweet rolls, lightly toasted

1 cup prepared guacamole

6 red pickled sliced jalapeño peppers, cut in half

DIRECTIONS

In medium bowl, stir together the salsa ingredients; set aside. Slice SPAM Classic into six ½-inch thick slices. Cut each slice in half (you will have 12 squares). Lightly grill or fry SPAM squares until lightly browned on both sides. Place one slice of cheese on each piece of SPAM Classic. Let cheese begin to melt. Place grilled SPAM Classic on toasted roll bottoms. Top each burger with guacamole, tomato-chipotle salsa and a piece of jalapeño pepper. Makes 12 mini burgers.