Maui Burgers

1 lb Extra-lean ground beef;

1 cl Garlic; minced

2 Scallions; minced

1 ts Fresh ginger; minced

1 tb Low-sodium soy sauce;

4 sl Fresh Pineapple; or

-Canned water-packed -Unsweetened pineapple 1 ts Worcestershire sauce;

4 sl 1 oz french bread

Mix the beef, garlic, scallions, ginger, and soy sauce together and form in 4 patties of equal size about 3/4" thick. Grill or broil 4" from souce 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 ts Worcestshire sauce. Grill until pineapple is heated through and seared with grill marks, about 6 minutes (2 minutes for canned pienapple). Serve each patty open-face ib a 1 oz toasted slice of French bread, topped with grilled slice, and garnished with 1 tb minced green bell pepper. Joslin Food Exchange per serving: 2 MEDIUM-FAT MEAT EXCHANGES + 1 1/2 BREAD/STARCH EXHANGES CAL: 282; PRO: 20g; CAR: 23g; FAT: 13g(CAL: FROM FAT 41%) FIB: TRACE CHO: 53mg; SODIUM: 401mg: POTASSIUM: 307mg; Souce: Joslin Diabetes Gourmet Cookbook Brought to you and yours via Nancy O`Brion and her Meal-Master.