Smoky Chipotle Mongolian Beef and Bacon Burgers with Cool Cucumber Relish and Firey Chili Mayo - Sutter Home Family Vineyards

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 ounces seasoned rice vinegar
• 2 medium size garlic cloves, finely minced
• 1/2 large English cucumber, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup grated carrot
• 1/2 large red bell pepper, thinly sliced into rings then cut in half across
• 1/2 small purple onion, thinly sliced into rings then cut in half across
• 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped cilantro
• 5 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon Sriracha chili sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly squeezed lime juice
• 2 pounds 80/20 ground beef
• 6 slices precooked bacon, coarsely chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons adobo sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 large shallot, finely minced
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1 – 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped gingerroot
• 1 large garlic clove, finely minced
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 6 fresh bakery style sesame hamburger buns
• 2 medium size avocados, peeled, seeded and mashed, with 1 of the seeds added back in with the mashed avocados to keep them from turning brown
• 6 crisp inner leaves of Boston lettuce with the spines removed (if these are not big enough to completely cover the patties, use 2 for each burger)