Maui Burgers (Diabetic) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb extra lean ground beef
    1 garlic clove, minced
    2 scallions, minced
    1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
    1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
    4 slices fresh pineapple or 4 slices pineapple, canned and unsweetened
    1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
    4 slices French bread, 1-ounce each
Preparation
    Mix the beef, garlic, scallions, ginger, and soy sauce together and form in 4 patties of equal size about 3/4-inch thick.
    Grill or broil 4-inches from source of heat, for 7 minutes for medium-rare turning once.
    While burgers are grilling, brush 4 slices of fresh or canned water-packed unsweetened pineapple with 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.
    Grill until pineapple is heated through and seared with grill marks, about 6 minutes (2 minutes for canned pineapple).
    Serve each patty open-face in a 1-ounce toasted slice of French bread, topped with grilled pineapple slice, and garnished with 1 tablespoon minced green bell pepper.
    Food Exchange per serving: 2 MEDIUM-FAT MEAT EXCHANGES + 1 1/2 BREAD/STARCH EXCHANGES: CAL: 282; PRO: 20g; CAR: 23g; FAT: 13g(CAL: FROM FAT 41%) FIB: TRACE; CHO: 53mg; SODIUM: 401mg: POTASSIUM: 307mg;.

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