Turkey Burger With Spinach And Mushrooms - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1 lb ground turkey, 7% fat
2 cups fresh spinach, chopped (or use frozen chopped, but sqeeze it dry)
1 small onion, minced
1/2 cup portabella mushroom, diced
1/4 cup romano cheese
2 tablespoons provolone cheese, grated
1 large egg white, beaten
2 tablespoons roasted red peppers, diced
1 jalapeno pepper, diced
2 large garlic cloves, grated
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground
Preparation
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Microwave spinach with a little water to soften, drain well and cool.
In a large bowl, mix ingredients from spinach to ground pepper. Add ground turkey, mix lightly with your hands - but don't over mix.
Cover and place bowl into refrigerator for about an hour, to blend flavors.
Remove and make turkey patties.
Heat a griddle or large skillet on medium heat.
Spray with a cooking spray.
Place turkey patties on griddle and cook for 3-5 minutes on each side.
If turkey patties begin to stick, add a little more cooking spray. Be careful not to overcook.
When patties are done - serve them on your favorite wheat bun with lettuce, tomato and cucumber yogurt dressing (below).
Enjoy!
Cucumber and yogurt dressing. - 2/3 cup nonfat plain yogurt (I prefer a Greek yogurt), 1/2 cup English cucumber - peeled and chopped, 2 tablespoons sliced green onion, 2 tablespoons 1% milk, 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, 1 tablespoons light mayonnaise, 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt, 2 lg. cloves minced garlic, Pinch sugar (splenda). Combine all ingredients and chill 24 hours for flavors to blend.
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