Itty Bitty Burgers Recipe

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

In a medium bowl, combine the ground beef with 2 tablespoons of spicy mustard and a generous pinch of salt. Use your hands to mix everything gently until the mustard and salt are thoroughly worked into the meat.

Bake the patties for 10 minutes. Remove the sheet from the oven and lay a small piece of pepper jack cheese over each burger. Return them to the oven for another 1 to 2 minutes, just until the cheese is melted and bubbling, and the burgers are cooked through.

While the burgers are in the oven, you can spread a little extra mustard on the hamburger buns if you like, then cut the buns into 1-inch pieces. Have your baby spinach and grape tomatoes ready for assembly.

To assemble, thread a toothpick through a piece of bun (mustard side down, if using), then a baby spinach leaf, then a grape tomato, then a burger, and finally the top piece of bun (mustard side up). When arranging them on a serving dish, press each assembled burger down slightly; this helps them stand upright.