Garden Gate Burgers with Blue Cheese and Smoky Pepper Bacon - Sutter Home Family Vineyards

Ingredients

• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels
• Fresh baby spinach, 1/2 cup chopped and 18 whole leaves
• 2 tablespoons sweet onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup Parmesan & Garlic flavored crackers, crushed
• 3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, divided
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
• 2 pounds ground chuck
• 3/4 teaspoon ground sage
• Vegetable oil, for brushing on the grill rack
• 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
• 4 ounces spreadable cream cheese
• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 6 (4 1/2 inch) onion buns, split
• 12 pre-cooked bacon slices
• 6 (1/4 inch thick) large tomato slices