Mini Burger Series – Turkey Burger with Spicy Mayonnaise Sauce

I think food variety is key to exciting meals. So I try to expand our home-cooking menus. Thankfully, Jeff and I are pretty open to enjoying various types of food. It definitely makes cooking and eating to be a lot more fun.

One day the mood for burgers happened to strike me. Jeff and I both love a good burger. This time though, instead of going to our usual burger joint that night, I decided to make the burger. We just had a beef dish the day before so I thought of other meat alternatives to make a delicious burger. Turkey immediately came to mind followed by a meaty fish, like halibut. Couldn’t choose which one to make, I decided to do two mini burgers: turkey and halibut. I added roasted sweet peppers with artichoke hearts as the side salad. (Next posts: Halibut Burger and Roasted Sweet Peppers with Artichoke Hearts)

Ingredients for Turkey Burger:

• 1 ½ pounds of lean ground turkey
• Ginger powder
• Chili powder
• A teaspoon of minced garlic
• Salt
• Pepper
• Green onions (chopped the white area and discard the green part)

We will also need:

• 7 burger buns or dinner rolls
• 7 slices of cheddar cheese

Ingredients for the sauce:

• 2 tablespoon of mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon of dijon mustard
• A sprinkle of dill leaves
• 1 teaspoon of Sriracha hot sauce

Steps:

• In a big bowl, mix all of the ingredients for the burger and make five to seven patties from the mixture (depending on how big you want the patties to be)
• In a smaller bowl, mix the ingredients for the sauce. Cover with a plastic wrap and keep in the refrigerator until the burgers are ready to serve.
• Grill the patties for seven minutes on each side.
• Place the cheese on top of the patties when they’re almost done.
• Warm up the buns or rolls on the grill for a minute or two.
• Spread the sauce on the top and the bottom of the buns, drizzle a little on the patties, and stack the burgers.
• Serve with roasted sweet peppers and artichoke hearts salad.