Tandoori Chicken Burgers With Minted Cucumbers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Minted Cucumbers
1 cup thinly sliced cucumber
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
1/4 cup snipped of fresh mint
1 tablespoon balsamic vinaigrette
1/4 teaspoon salt
Burgers
1/4 cup fine dry breadcrumb
2 teaspoons garam masala
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 lb uncooked ground chicken
2 tablespoons plain yogurt
4 hamburger buns or 4 kaiser rolls, split and toasted
kale or lettuce

Preparation

Cucumbers:
In a small bowl, combine cucumber, onion, mint, balsamic vinaigrette, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; set aside.
Burgers:
Combine bread crumbs, garam masala, salt, and ground red pepper; add chicken and yogurt, mix well, and shape into four 3/4-inch-thick patties.
For a charcoal grill, grill burgers on the oiled rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 14-18 minutes or until no longer pink (165F), turning once halfway through grilling.
For a gas grill, preheat grill on high, reduce to medium, add burgers, cover and grill as above.
Serve burgers on toasted buns with Minted Cucumbers and kale or lettuce.