Turkey Burgers

What’s better in the summer (or any time for that matter) than a good old hamburger? When cooked to perfection, a burger is one of life’s great All-American pleasures. And as much as I love (and I mean really, really love) beef, I know that it’s not the healthiest thing for me.  So every once in a while we have a turkey burger instead of that good old beef burger. And they’ve been pretty good. Usually somewhat dry, but I just wrote that off to it being turkey with little to no fat. That is until I found this recipe! This has to be the ultimate turkey burger. It’s flavorful and moist. It holds its shape well and is just excellent.

I adapted this recipe from Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food: Great Food Fast cookbook, a truly great cookbook. I made very few changes so it is pretty true to the recipe as published.

1 1/3 pound ground turkey breast
1/2 cup grated gruyere cheese
2-3 green onions, chopped fine
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup dijon mustard
salt and pepper

Place all ingredients in a large bowl.  Mix well using a fork to help keep the mixture from becoming too compressed. Form into four patties. Note: this makes four very large patties.

Cook over medium high heat (either on a grill or in a saute pan) approximately 6 minutes on the first side. Flip patties and finish cooking until internal temperature reaches 170 on a meat thermometer.

Serve on toasted buns with your condiments of choice. I used mayonnaise, catsup, lettuce and tomato slices. You already have the cheese and mustard inside the burger!

Enjoy!