I know, I know, another burger recipe... but hey, it's summer! ... and today's the 4th of July, and burgers are one of those quintessentially American things, along with hot dogs, and apple pie, and fried chicken.... I actually did not make these to celebrate the holiday, but I think they'd be a great thing to make today. So they are not traditional burgers, but a really delicious riff ... chipotle peppers and abobo sauce mixed into the meat, topped with avocado, tomatillo, and cilantro. Awesome!
Happy Independence Day!!
Chipotle Turkey Burgers
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 lb ground turkey, preferably dark meat
2 tsp minced chipotle in adobo plus 1 tsp adobo sauce
2 garlic cloves, pressed
4 slices Muenster cheese
4 hamburger buns, toasted
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 large tomatillo, husked and rinsed, then sliced
1/2 small avocado, sliced
1/2 cup cilantro sprigs
Directions:
- Preheat your grill to medium-high heat.
- Gently mix ground turkey with the chopped chipotles, adobo sauce, garlic, and a scant tsp of salt. Make 4 3/4-inch thick patties.
- Oil the grill grates, and place the burgers on the grill. Grill 5 minutes on one side, flip, and grill 4 minutes on the other. Top each with a slice of cheese and grill 1 minute more.
- Assemble the burgers by spreading the buns with mayonnaise, placing the burger on top, and then topping with tomatillos, avocado, and cilantro.
Notes:
- The original recipe calls for ground pork, which you can certainly use as well!
- The chipotle flavor in this is fairly subtle. To amp it up a bit, next time I'll be adding some chopped chipotles and adobo sauce to the mayonnaise. Yum!
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