These flavorful, juicy turkey burgers will easily replace ground beef in your rotation. Let the kids build their own combination for the toppings or eat them as a mini-salad on the side.
PREP TIME 15 minutesminutes
COOK TIME 10 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME 25 minutesminutes
YIELD 4burgers
Ingredients
For the Balsamic Onions
1yellow onionsliced thinly
2tbspbalsamic vinegar
2tbspolive oil
For the Turkey Burgers
1/4cupsun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oilminced
1shallotfinely diced
1/4cupfresh chivesfinely chopped
1tspred pepper flakes
1poundground turkey
1tspkosher salt
1/2tspfresh ground pepper
For Serving
4hamburger buns
4slicesof mozzarella cheese
1fresh tomatosliced
1bunch of arugula
Instructions
Prepare the Balsamic Onions:
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Thinly slice the onions and toss them on a cookie sheet with the balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Roast them for 20 minutes or until crispy and browned.
Prepare the Turkey Burger Patties:
Finely chop the sun-dried tomatoes and add them to a large mixing bowl. Finely chop the shallot and chives and add them to the bowl. Add the parmesan, red pepper flakes, and ground turkey to the bowl. Use a fork to lightly fluff the ground turkey into the ingredients. Keep fluffing and stirring gently till everything is evenly incorporated.
Gently pat the turkey into a large round disc. Use a large spoon to divide the meat into 4 equal portions. Scoop 1/4 of the meat at a time and form a thin burger patty. The meat will shrink as it cooks, so make the patties 1/2-inch larger than the bun you intend to place them on.
Broil the Turkey Burgers in the Oven:
Place your oven rack near the top of the oven and preheat the broiler. Spray a boiler pan with cooking oil. Place the turkey burger patties on the pan. (For easy clean-up, place aluminum foil underneath the grate plate.)
Broil the turkey burgers for 5 minutes. Carefully flip them over and broil for an additional 4 minutes or until the patties register 180°F.
For Serving:
We place all the toppings buffet-style at the table and let the family top their burgers as they choose. If the kids don’t want the arugula and tomato on top of the burger, it makes an excellent side salad with a pinch of the balsamic onions.