The Works Pizza Burger with Spicy Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Sauce - Sutter Home Family Vineyards

Ingredients

• 1 cup Sutter Home Zinfandel – 1/2 cup for the sun-dried tomato sauce and 1/2 cup for the patties
• 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 2 10 ounce jars sun dried tomato pesto
• 1 ½ pounds ground chuck
• ½ pound hot Italian sausage
• ½ cup pecorino Romano cheese, grated
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, coarsely crushed
• 2 tablespoons coarse steak grill seasoning mix, ground finely – 1 ½ tablespoons for the patties, ½ tablespoon for the grilled vegetables and ½ tablespoon for the tomatoes
• 1 large white onion – ½ grated for the patties and ½ diced for the topping
• 1 large green pepper, diced
• 24 slices pepperoni, sliced very thin
• 6 tablespoons Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2 tablespoons for the grilled vegetables and 4 tablespoons for the rolls
• vegetable oil, for brushing the grill rack
• 6 each ciabatta rolls, split
• 6 slices fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced ¼ inch thick
• 6 slices large tomatoes, sliced ¼ inch thick