Turkey-Jasmine Burgers

By Fresh2

Recipe consists of Burger, Cucumber salad and Wasabi mayonnaise to top burger. Burgers can be made regular size or as sliders

Ingredients

• Cucumber Salad:
• 1 cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced rounds
• 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1/8 cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• Burger:
• 1 1/4 lbs ground turkey
• 1/3 cup steamed jasmine rice
• 1/4 cup panko
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
• 1 lg egg
• 1/2 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tbs soy sauce
• 1 serrano chile, seeded and minced
• 1 tsp sugar
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tbs peanut oil
• 4 sesame hamburger buns or 12 mini buns
• Wasabi Mayonnaise:
• 1/2 cup homemade mayonnaise or store-bought
• 1 tsp wasabi powder
• 1/2 tsp minced ginger
• 1 tsp finely chopped lemon peel

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cucumber Salad:
Toss cucumbers, onions, rice vinegar, sugar and salt in a medium sized bowl. Let it marinate at room temperature for 1 hour.

Burger:
Mix ground turkey, rice, panko, green onions, egg, sesame oil, soy sauce, serrano chile, and sugar very well. Mike in patties. Season with salt and pepper. Saute over med-high heat in peanut oil (5-6 min per side) or barbeque (preferred method)

Wasabi Mayonnaise:
Mix mayonnaise, with wasabi powder, ginger and lemon peel in a small bowl.

Drain cucumber salad well.

Smear some wasabi mayonnaise on toasted bun halves, spread with a layer of drained cucumber salad, then top with burger and cover with bun top.