Savory Sweet Sicilian Beef Burgers with Tomato/Onion - Sutter Home Family Vineyards

Ingredients

• 15 tbsp Colavita olive oil total; 3 tbsp for patties, 6 tbsp for salad, 6 tbsp for bread (additional olive oil to brush grill rack)
• 5 tbsp Colavita balsamic vinegar total; 3 tbsp for patties, 2 tbsp for salad
• 1 cup finely chopped Baby Bella mushrooms
• 1 6 oz package of extra moist raisins
• ½ cup Sutter Home Merlot Wine
• ½ cup finely chopped shallots
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 ½ lb ground chuck
• 1 ½ tsp salt for tomato/onion salad
• 6 tbsp Colavita red wine vinegar
• ½ tsp freshly ground pepper
• 1 red onion thinly sliced
• 2 large beefsteak tomatoes, sliced thinly lengthwise, then in strips for toast
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• Ciabatta bread, 3-4” wide loaves or rolls; if loaves, purchase enough to accommodate 6-3” wide in diameter burgers
• 1 1/2 fresh basil leaves, rolled into chiffonade and sliced