Cookouts are on the horizon, and people are always on the lookout for delicious dishes that are easily cooked on the grill. Burgers are a staple of grilling season. Burgers might be relatively simple, but that does not mean they have to be ordinary.
Switching up the main ingredient (i.e., the ground meat) used as the basis for burgers is an easy way to add a new flavor profile to this familiar dish. Turkey is a versatile ingredient that can be flavored in many different ways with spices and other ingredients to add punch to turkey鈥檚 relatively mild taste.
鈥淭urkey Burgers with Mango Salsa鈥� from 鈥淭aste of Home Healthy Cooking Cookbook鈥� (Taste of Home Books) by the editors of Taste of Home adds a tropical spin to classic cookout menus. This recipe also offers a special treat by way of a spreadable cheese nestled right in the heart of the burger patties.
Turkey Burgers with Mango Salsa
Makes 6 servings
1鈦�2聽聽 聽cup dry bread crumbs
1鈦�3聽聽 聽cup reduced-fat garlic-herb spreadable cheese
2聽聽 聽green onions, chopped
41鈦�2聽聽 聽teaspoons lemon juice
11鈦�2聽聽 聽teaspoons grated lemon peel
1聽聽 聽teaspoon minced fresh thyme or 1鈦�4 teaspoon dry thyme
1鈦�2聽聽 聽teaspoon salt
1鈦�2聽聽 聽teaspoon pepper
11鈦�2聽聽 聽pounds lean ground turkey
6聽聽 聽whole wheat hamburger buns, split
3鈦�4聽聽 聽cup premade mango salsa
In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix well. Shape into six patties.
Moisten a paper towel with cooking oil; using long-handled tongs, lightly coat the grill rack. Grill burgers, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 inches from the heat for 4 to 6 minutes on each side, or until a thermometer reads 165 F and juices run clear.
Grill buns, uncovered, for 1 to 2 minutes or until toasted. Place burgers on bun bottoms. Top with salsa. Replace bun tops.聽
