Apple-Turkey-Curry Burger

This is an interesting take on a burger. Best of all it's low-fat with ground turkey! This burger is so full of flavor you don't even need mayonnaise, ketchup, or any of the other condiments you would normally put on a burger.

Ingredients:

1 Tbs mustard seeds

3 Tbs applesauce

1 Tbs plain yogurt

2 1/2 Tbs mango chutney

2 tsp curry powder

3/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper

1 lb ground turkey breast

1-2 chopped scallions

1 tsp dried mint

3-4 Tbs peeled and freshly grated apple (Granny Smith)

Lettuce and sliced tomatoes

Hamburger buns

Put the mustard seeds in a frying pan over medium heat. Shake the pan over the heat until the seeds start to pop.

Transfer the seeds to a medium mixing bowl. Add the applesauce, yogurt, chutney, curry powder, salt, and cayenne pepper. Stir. Add the turkey, scallions, mint, and apple. Mix together till just mixed. The consistency will be soft, but you should be able to shape into four patties.

Spray a frying pan with non-stick cooking spray and cook on medium to medium-low heat until cooked through. If the outside starts to blacken, turn down the heat. You can also grill the patties. Serve on a hamburger bun with lettuce and tomato.

Yummy Yummy Burgers

Thanks to my good friend I was put on to thepioneerwoman.com. Her name is Ree Drummond and she sounds like a wonderful person. Not only am I obsessed with her website but I love her food! I have made this burger at least three times in the last three weeks. I urge you to try it and you will not be sorry. Not only does it taste amazing, it's also super easy!

Ingredients for four burgers:

2 pounds hamburger

2 red onions

blue cheese or gorgonzola crumbles

Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip

Tabasco Sauce

hamburger bun

Start by carmelizing the onions. Slice them up and heat them in a pan over the stove with a little olive oil and a couple of tablespoons of brown sugar. Let them cook on low to medium-low heat for 20 minutes until they are caramelized.

Next start on the hamburger. Season the meat with some salt and pepper and a couple of dashes of Tabasco sauce to desired spice level. Shape hamburger into patties and grill. Toast the buns when you are almost done grilling.

You can have your mayo spicy or not spicy. I prefer it spicy because it nicely offsets the sweetness of the caramelized onions when it is all put together. Just put some mayo in a bowl and add a couple dashes of Tabasco until it's how you like it.

To assemble the burgers: spicy mayo on both sides followed by burger. Place caramelized onions and blue cheese crumbles on top of the burger with a slice of lettuce to top it off. Then enjoy! It is so awesome you will be grilling it the rest of the summer.