jalapeño and cheddar turkey burger

By CarolineNGa

This burger is so necessary in life. Aside from the extra melted cheddar cheese (completely unnecessary - but oh so good), I also added sautéed baby onions (in olive oil, salt and pepper), romaine lettuce and sliced avocado, all on an Ezekiel sprouted bun - my tummy is happy

Ingredients

• ◾3-4 jalapeños, seeded & chopped
• ◾4 pearl tomatoes, sliced in half & squeezed*
• ◾2 cloves garlic, chopped
• ◾1/2 medium red onion, chopped
• ◾1 small bunch fresh basil
• ◾1 lb ground turkey
• ◾4 oz sharp cheddar cheese, cubed
• ◾1 large egg
• ◾1/3 cup bread crumb (or oats)
• ◾1 tbs olive oil
• ◾1 tsp ground cumin
• ◾sea salt & ground pepper to taste

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from hungryhappens.com

Preparation

Step 1

*For the tomatoes, slice them in half and squeeze them as if they were lemon wedges, of all their juices. Discard the juice. You can also use 2 roma tomatoes.

In a food processor, chop the jalapeños, tomatoes, garlic, onion and basil. Try to drain/strain the mixture of any excess fluid; if you don't, you might have to add a bit more breadcrumb to soak up the liquid.

In a large bowl, using a rubber spatula, gently combine all of the ingredients (tomato mixture with everything else).

Form your patties and place them on wax or parchment paper. Remember, they do shrink a bit, so don't form them too small.

Heat a grill pan on medium high heat. When pan is hot, add the patties. Reduce heat to medium low or low, and cook about 5 minutes on each side (more time if they are thick).

Yields 8-9 patties.

...delicious happens