Jewels Turkey-Jasmine Burgers |
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Prep Time: 1 Minutes Cook Time: 12 Minutes |
Ready In: 13 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Burgers don't have to be made with beef. This tasty burger is just one example of putting a twist on the Common Burger . Ingredients:
1 cucumber, peeled, and sliced into thinly sliced rounds |
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced |
1/4 cup rice vinegar |
1/8 cup sugar |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 1/4 lbs ground turkey |
1/3 cup steamed cooked jasmine rice |
1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs |
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion |
1 large egg |
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil |
1 tablespoon soy sauce |
1 thai chiles or 1 serrano chili, seeded and minced |
1 teaspoon sugar |
salt, to taste |
fresh ground black pepper, to taste |
1 tablespoon peanut oil |
4 hamburger buns with sesame seeds |
1/2 cup mayonnaise (store-bought or homemade) |
1 teaspoon wasabi powder |
1/2 teaspoon gingerroot, minced |
1 teaspoon lemon peel, finely chopped |
Directions:
1. Cucumber Salad:
2. Toss cucumbers, onions, rice vinegar, sugar, and salt in a medium sized bowl. Let it marinate at room temperature for 1 hour.
3. Burger:
4. Mix ground turkey, rice, panko, green onions, egg, sesame oil, soy sauce, Thai chile, and sugar very well.
5. Make into 4 patties.
6. Season with salt and pepper.
7. Heat peanut oil in a large skillet over med-high heat. Saute burgers until cooked through, approximately 5-6 minutes per side (depending on how thick you make them).
8. Wasabi Mayonnaise:
9. While burgers are cooking, toast buns, and mix mayonnaise, with wasabi powder, ginger, and lemon peel in a small bowl.
10. Drain cucumber salad well.
11. Smear 1 tablespoon wasabi mayonnaise on toasted bun halves.
12. Spread with a layer of drained cucumber salad, then top with burger, and cover with bun top.
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