Asian Turkey Burgers

The last time I went to Costo I bought a crapton of ground turkey.

Apparently I thought there was going to be a turkey shortage or something.

Needless to say, we were tired of turkey.  Turkey Tired I Say!

That's OK though.  It forced me to get creative.

I threw that plain old ground turkey in a bowl and added some new friends.  Mint.  Green Onion.  Cilantro.  Jalepeno.  Ginger.  Sesame Oil.  Soy Sauce.  Garlic.  And one old friend - ripped up bread to hold those patties together.

The end result was a new and tasty turkey creation!

We enjoyed these over wild rice, topped with Sriracha and sliced avocado, but they'd be good on a bun too!

Recipe as follows....enjoy friends!

Ingredients:

1/2 lb. ground turkey (I'm usually cooking for 2 1/2, so a half a package works for us, if you have a bigger family you can double this recipe up, or make extra patties to freeze)

1/4 cup chopped mint

4 green onions, sliced

1/2 cup chopped cilantro

1 tsp. diced jalepeno

1 1/2 tbsp. fresh ginger, minced or squished in a garlic press

1 tbsp. sesame oil

1/4 cup soy sauce (I use low sodium, always)

1 piece of sandwich bread ripped up into small pieces

1 clove of garlic, minced

1/2 sliced California avocado 

How to:

Put all of the ingredients into a bowl and mash together with your clean hands.  

Form patties, the recipe above will yield 2 big patties or 2 regular sized patties plus one small kid sized patty.  The patties will be very wet.  I usually make a ball with the meet then toss it down onto a piece of parchment paper to flatten out, then do patty formation.

Cook in a frying pan (or a grill pan) at a medium heat until cooked through.  A good tip is to wait to flip until you see that the sides are starting to show as "done".

Top with sliced avocado.

Enjoy!

You can also find this at Tasty Kitchen!

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