Turkey Burger with Apple, Caramelized Onion, and Goat Cheese
February 19th, 2010 § 12 Comments
I thought I’d show you one of my favorite salad combinations. This is what I dined on at lunch today: Baby romaine, black beans, avocado, corn, mushrooms, tomato, sprouts, and red bell pepper. Alongside the salad were two kissing clementines.
And a few hours later, I munched on half of the biggest, ripest grapefruit and this english muffin slathered with almond butter and studded with cranberries:
And now I’m on my way to dinner and to see “Shutter Island” with my family. I’m thrilled we’ll be having pizza and a beautiful, rich chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream from one of my favorite local bakeries. Wonderful.
But since I want to provide you with recipes that are more complicated than salad, here’s a new one. I made these this week and fell in love. The tart Granny Smith apple in the turkey keeps the burger moist and pairs perfectly with the sweet caramelized onions. The goat cheese on top is a tangy, creamy complement. So so good. I know I’m overloading you with turkey. But this is a perfect example of being able to use up one ingredient several ways. Turkey meatballs last night, turkey burgers tonight.
Turkey Burger with Apple, Caramelized Onion, and Goat Cheese
(makes 1 burger)
• 4 oz raw ground turkey breast (93% lean)
• 2 TBSP finely grated green apple
• ½ tsp poultry seasoning
• Pinch salt, pepper
• 2 TBSP crumbled goat cheese
• 1/3 cup sliced onion
• 1 tsp olive oil
• ½ tsp sugar
Preheat oven to 350°.
In a medium bowl, combine ground turkey, apple, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper.
Mix well with your hands and form into a patty. Place onto a small baking dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
Bake 15 minutes.
While burger bakes, make the caramelized onions. Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add onions and sugar and sauté, stirring frequently, until softened and deep golden brown (about 10-15 minutes).
Now, assemble the masterpiece. Top your burger with the caramelized onions and then the goat cheese. Place under the broiler for about 1 minute so that the cheese begins to ooze and melt. Serve burger on a soft bun with your choice of condiments.
Yummmm.
Nutrition info for turkey patty with apple, caramelized onion, and goat cheese (not including bun):
Calories 267.9
Total Fat 15.6 g
Saturated Fat 5.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5 g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.0 g
Cholesterol 86.5 mg
Sodium 133.0 mg
Potassium 70.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate 7.6 g
Dietary Fiber 1.0 g
Sugars 2.2 g
Protein 26.0 g
Turkey Burger with Apple, Goat Cheese, and Caramelized Onion
The salad looks fabulous! I love adding avocado to salad and of course black beans are one of my favorite go to proteins. Hope you enjoy the movie and the yummy dessert!!
Thanks Erica!!
That looks so good……my mouth is watering! Have a great night tonight and please have a bite of cake for me. i love good cake with buttercream frosting.
xoxo
Thank you so much! I had a blast last night!
I love turkey burgers…
and avocado and black beans and nut butter and english muffins….
great stuff
Thank you! I feel like I could go a week just eating the same five or so ingredients, because I never get bored of them, but for variety’s sake I’m more creative I guess.
I love turkey burgers! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Thanks Christie!
i hope you like the movie, i heard it wasn’t so great but cmon with that super star cast how could it be bad? omg your salad = to die for. avocado anything, black beans, AHH i love all things including those ingredients!
I know- Leo, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley- what’s not to love?! I heard some bad reviews of the movie but I tried to ignore them so I could be a little less biased before viewing it. I liked it in ways, but not in others. Thanks!
Awesome recipe for turkey burgers! I’m stealing it to make for next week.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Enjoy the movie (and cake!)
Thanks, Sarah! I hope you like the burger recipe!!