Turkey Burgers with Cilantro Lime Sauce

By Pagingdrstarling

Ingredients

• Cilantro Lime Sauce
• 1 small bunch cilantro, washed & dried (roots and thick stems twisted off) (approx. 2 cups packed)
• 1 Tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 small clove garlic, pressed or minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup reduced fat sour cream or fat-free plain Greek yogurt
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• Few drops agave nectar or honey
• Jalapeño Turkey Burgers
• 1 lb ground turkey breast
• 1/2 C finely chopped red onion
• 1 Tbsp chopped pickled jalapeño (+/- to taste)
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 C grated part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 Tbsp olive oil (for pan)
• 6 ciabatta rolls, French rolls, or English muffins, sliced in half and lightly toasted
• 1 ripe Haas avocado, peeled and sliced (optional)

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from subeeskitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

1) Make Cilantro Lime Sauce:

Add all ingredients to food processor, or beaker if using stick (immersion) blender.

Pulse and puree until smooth. (Add a little more olive oil to aid processing, if necessary.) Adjust seasoning to taste (i.e., another pinch of salt or drop of agave/honey).

2) Make Turkey Burgers:

In a large bowl, combine all burger ingredients except olive oil and gently mix together using hands. (Another note: I make 2 burgers without jalapeños for the kids and then mix in the chiles for the remaining patties.)

Divide into 6 equal balls, then shape into patties.

Heat a large cast iron (or other heavy) pan over medium-high heat. Add olive oil until shimmering; then add patties and cook covered for 5 minutes. Flip patties and continue to cook (covered) until done. (approx. 4 minutes more)