Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Guacamole Turkey Burgers

You heard me right. Turkey burgers... with guacamole. I honestly don't know why I waited so long to
a) make my own turkey burgers; and
b) top them with guacamole.

The original recipe can be found here, courtesy of Modern Christian Homemaker.  I used their recipe for the burgers themselves, adding spices and substituting. And then of course the guacamole.

Burger Patties

2 packages of Lilydale ground turkey breast
Cornflake crumbs (enough to make it stick)
2 tbsp minced garlic
Some BBQ sauce to hold it together
dash of Worcestershire
sprinkle of fresh thyme
juice from half a lemon
Salt, pepper, seasoning salt... The sky's the limit.

1. Mix your stuff. Form into patties, then let sit (in the fridge, for the love of Pete) for awhile. Like half an hour or so. I think this recipe made 8 burgers, but my dad makes the patties HUGE.
2. Heat your grill, then grill these burgers. Because that's what you do with burgers.

Guacamole

2 ripe avocados
2 limes
2 tbsp sour cream OR greek yogurt
2-3 cloves of garlic, minced fine
1 tsp cilantro
salt & pepper to taste

1. Smash your 'cados. Smash 'em real good.
2. Juice your limes into the 'cados. I just set a wire strainer on top of the smush, just to catch the strings and seeds. But, y'know, if you have a citrus juicer thingie that would work too.
3. Mix in your sour cream/greek yogurt, garlic, and cilantro. Then tasted it. Honestly, guacamole is always "to taste". If your guac needs the salt and pepper (mine does), I add a couple grinds of each at a time, then taste it again, and then keep repeating until I like it. Feel free to taste as you go with the limes and the sour cream too, because you might not like it as limey as I do.

To Serve!

Top your buns or flatbread or whatever with lettuce, tomato, cheese (we used Kraft Singles Fat Free Mozzarella and it was a great choice), and guacamole. Oh and a burger too. Duh. Be prepared to die and go straight to heaven. Keep in mind that guac makes your burger super messy, so maybe don't wear fancy clothes or the colour white. And keep a fistful of napkins nearby.


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