Harvest Moon Burger - Sutter Home Family Vineyards

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 c. good quality mayonnaise
• 2 cloves chopped fresh garlic
• 2 T. finely crumbled mild blue cheese (I used the local mild Boucher Blue)
• 1 1/2 lb. ground organic or grass-fed chuck
• 1/2 lb. pork breakfast sausage, preferably organic and nitrate free, removed from casing
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 fresh sage leaves, chopped very fine
• 1 1/2 t. kosher salt
• 2 T. olive oil
• 1 Spanish onion, 1/2” dice
• 4 peeled and sliced Gala apples
• 1/2 c. Sutter Home White Zinfandel
• 1 T. candied (crystallized) ginger, chopped very fine
• Vegetable oil for the grill rack
• 6 soft whole wheat rolls (I used “The World’s Best Hamburger Rolls” from our wonderful local Great Harvest Café)
• 3 C. Baby Arugula, rinsed and dried well