30 Days of Burgers: For All Your Summer Cookouts!

From classic diner-style patties to meatless masterpieces to bunless beauties, here are more than two dozen of our best burger recipes.

Classic Burger-Joint Cheeseburger

The key to mastering these diner-style patties is not overworking the meat. For extra tang, add a thin spread of mayo to the buns before toasting them on the grill.

Ready for more? Keep the flawless patties and switch up the toppings with our 3 next-level variations.

One of Martha's favorites! Aged cheeses, fresh horseradish, and smoky bacon take ordinary beef burgers to new heights. Serve with bread-and-butter pickles, onion rings -- and cold beer.

From the drive thru lane to the steak house! This lavish burger calls for grinding your own meat -- we used a mix of short ribs and sirloin.

Lean, mean, and green! These chicken burgers get added oomph from canned green chiles and fresh cilantro. Serve on sour cream- and Dijon-slathered buns with more cilantro, grilled tomatoes, and lettuce.

These California-style veggie burgers don't need a bun, and they can be made with any kind of bean. If you can, form the patties in advance and store in the fridge -- it makes flipping them way easier.

Fresh peas are the star of these bright-green patties. Chickpeas, onion, parsley, egg, and breadcrumbs play important supporting roles.

Here’s a hearty dinner that everyone will love -- umami-rich mushroom-and-sausage patties, melted provolone, and spicy broccoli rabe are sandwiched in toasted ciabatta rolls. 

The curry-lime yogurt sauce that accompanies these naked Indian-inspired patties is so good that you won't miss the bun one bit. The patties are made with chickpeas, rice, shredded carrot, and yogurt.

Beefy burgers don’t have to weigh you down. Opt for our griddled slender patties topped with American cheese. Bonus: they freeze beautifully.

Homemade chimichurri -- a garlicky, herb-packed sauce typically used for grilled meats in Argentina -- sets this beefy burger apart. 

We like to think of this dish as a deconstructed cheeseburger that swaps the buns for baked potatoes.

Treat your guests to beef burgers topped with the "caviar of the South," also known as the holy trinity of pimientos, cheddar, and mayonnaise. 

You don’t have to be a vegetarian to enjoy these red bean-and-carrot burgers flavored with chili powder and oregano. Give the dish a Southwestern feel by serving with avocado, red onion, lettuce, sour cream, and lime.

Like two comfort foods rolled into one dish! Store-bought red-pepper relish and chili sauce are the MVP ingredients in these ground turkey patties. Switch things up by topping with kale instead of the usual lettuce.

Ketchup goes au naturel here with fresh roasted plum tomatoes standing in for the usual bottled condiment. Broiled portobellos get covered in melted sharp provolone cheese and are sandwiched between toasted whole-wheat buns. 

Proof that burgers can be elegant! Fresh dill and crisp watercress are the perfect foils for these tender salmon patties.

Grilled eggplant is the secret ingredient behind these better-for-you burgers. It's mixed with lean ground chuck, giving each patty an extra fiber boost.

Yes, you can use English muffins as hamburger buns! They're the ideal vehicles for serving these turkey patties enriched with ground bacon and topped with Swiss cheese, tomatoes, avocado, and lettuce.