Name: Monster Mini Burgers
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 mini burgers
Ingredients: 500 g ground beef; 1/2 tsp fine salt; 1/4 tsp ground black pepper; 1 tsp olive oil; 8 slider buns, split; 4 cheddar slices, halved; 8 thin lengthwise dill pickle slices; 2 tbsp ketchup; 8 small lettuce leaves; 8 pitted green olives, halved

Monster Mini Burgers

Eight beef sliders with cheddar teeth, pickle tongues and olive eyes held without toothpicks.

Published October 10, 2026 · Updated October 15, 2026

8 mini burgers · Estimated 30 minutes

Monster Mini Burgers in an illustrated Halloween setting.

Ingredients & method

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Method

Shape the beef into 8 thin patties slightly wider than the buns. Season both sides with the salt and pepper. Cut a zigzag edge into each cheese half to make teeth; keep the trimmings for the patties.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the patties in batches for about 3–4 minutes per side, until the center reaches 71°C / 160°F on a food thermometer. Put any cheese trimmings on the hot patties.
Spread the bun bottoms with ketchup and add lettuce, a cooked patty, a pickle tongue and a cheese half with the teeth facing forward. Close with the top buns.
Place two olive halves in shallow slits in the top of each bun to make eyes, without toothpicks. Serve immediately.

Prepare the faces away from raw beef

Cut the cheese teeth and arrange the lettuce, pickle slices and olive halves before shaping patties, using a clean preparation area. Keep the cheese trimmings for the hot patties as directed. Divide the beef into all eight thin portions before cooking, with each a little wider than its bun rather than making the first few much thicker.

Cook in batches and use the center-temperature check in the recipe rather than color or the short time alone. Assemble on clean plates with clean utensils after the raw-beef work is finished. Set the olive eyes in the bun slits without toothpicks. Serve promptly while the patties are hot, making the decorative details a short final step rather than a long interruption.

Monster Mini Burgers

Ingredients & method

Prepare the faces away from raw beef

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