Turkey Burger With Spinach And Mushrooms - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    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
    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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