Vegan black bean burgers. Want the recipe? Click here. 

It’s Labor Day weekend y’all! A day we (in the States, anyway) kick back, relax and honor the American labor movement with parades and backyard cookouts.

How about taking your burger game up a notch with one of these gourmet burgers?

• Needs some tips before firing up the grill? Cook’s Country has your back.
• Bobby Flay’s Perfect Burger. Simple, timeless burger with, or without, cheese.
• Burgers With Crispy Salami and Sun-Dried Tomato from Real Simple magazine. Beef? Check. Salami? Check. Cheese? Swoon.
• Steven Raichlen’s Butter Burgers. At first I thought the title was “Better Burgers” because, as Julia Child reminded us, butter makes everything better.
• Need a vegetarian option? Try Cooking Light’s simple recipe for Corn and Two-Bean Burgers.

No matter how–or where–you spend it, have a wonderful weekend! How do you plan to spend it?