American · Lunch or dinner

Turkey Burger

Name: Turkey Burger
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1¼ lb ground turkey (93/7); ⅓ cup panko breadcrumbs; 1 large egg, beaten; 2 garlic cloves, grated or minced; 2 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped; 1 tbsp Dijon mustard; 4 whole-grain burger buns; 2 cups arugula; 1 large ripe tomato, sliced; ½ medium red onion, thinly sliced; ⅓ cup mayonnaise (for aioli); ½ lemon, for juice and zest; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1½ tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp black pepper

Juicy turkey patty, herbs, garlic aioli and whole-grain bun.

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Prep: 15 min
Cook: 12 min
Makes: 4 servings
Skill: Comfortable
Heat: Mild, adjustable

Halal Contains gluten Contains eggs

Maui says

The panko-and-egg panade isn't optional with turkey - without it, lean turkey burgers go from juicy to sawdust the second they hit 165. The bread holds water.

Ingredients

Everything below makes 4 servings.

1¼ lbground turkey (93/7)
⅓ cuppanko breadcrumbs
1large eggbeaten
2garlic clovesgrated or minced
2 tbspfresh parsleyfinely chopped
1 tbspDijon mustard
4whole-grain burger buns
2 cupsarugula
1 largeripe tomatosliced
½ mediumred onionthinly sliced
⅓ cupmayonnaise (for aioli)
½lemonfor juice and zest
2 tbspolive oil
1½ tspkosher salt
½ tspblack pepper

In the app these rescale to however many people you're feeding.

Nutrition

Per serving, as written.

588calories
36gprotein
32gcarbs
36gfat

Swaps move these numbers. A different protein or base changes them.

Instructions

Knife work first, then the stove. Nothing below asks you to chop while something burns.

Before you start

Mince parsley. Grate or mince garlic. Slice tomato and red onion.
In a small bowl: mayonnaise and 1 grated garlic clove and 1 tsp lemon juice and lemon zest and pinch salt to garlic aioli. Refrigerate.
In a large bowl: turkey, panko, egg, remaining garlic, parsley, Dijon, 1 tsp salt, pepper. Mix gently until just combined.

Shape patties

Form 4 patties, each about 4 inches across and 3/4-inch thick. Make a shallow thumbprint in the center (prevents doming). Drizzle with olive oil on both sides.

3 min · hands on

Cook patties

Heat remaining olive oil in the cast iron over medium. Cook patties 5 min undisturbed, flip, cook 4-5 min more until internal temp reads 165°F. Rest on a plate 3 min.

13 min · hands on

Toast buns

Wipe pan, return to medium. Toast bun cut-sides 60-90 sec until golden.

2 min · hands on

Build

Spread aioli on top and bottom buns. Layer: bottom to arugula to tomato to patty to red onion to top bun.

2 min · hands on

Make it yours

Every swap here is one Maui already knows how to make, including what it does to the timing.

Instead of ground turkey Ground chicken

Same cook - chicken behaves identically to turkey.

Instead of served on bun With side salad

Toss greens with vinaigrette while patties rest. Adds about 5 minutes.

Gluten free Gluten-free burger buns for whole-grain burger buns, gluten-free panko for panko breadcrumbs

Or skip the bun and serve the patty lettuce-wrapped.

What keeps

Form patties up to 24 hr ahead, refrigerated. Cook to order - turkey dries out instantly when reheated.

Cooked patties freeze OK but not recommended.

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