Colin + Tanay

Mediterranean Turkey Burgers

Turkey burgers with roasted red pepper and feta, cucumber yogurt sauce and a cucumber salad.

Servings
4

One burger with salad per person, as a full meal.

30 min

Ingredients

Patties

  • ground turkey
  • red onion — finely diced
  • roasted red peppers — packed in water, drained
  • fat free feta — crumbled
  • breadcrumbs
  • dried parsley
  • dried oregano
  • dried dill

Yogurt sauce

  • plain nonfat Greek yogurt
  • lemon — juiced
  • garlic cloves — minced

Cucumber salad

  • cherry tomatoes — halved
  • red wine vinegar

Base

  • salt — for the patties
  • cucumber — about a third grated for the sauce, the rest sliced for the salad and burger
  • olive oil spray — for the pan and the salad, as needed

Steps

0–7m

  • Patties

    Step 1

    Drain the roasted red peppers and crumble the feta. Quarter the red onion, then pulse it with the peppers in a food processor until finely minced.

  • Yogurt sauce

    Step 2

    Peel and grate about a third of the cucumber on a box grater for the sauce; mince the garlic and juice the lemon.

  • Cucumber salad

    Step 3

    Peel and slice the remaining cucumber; thinly slice the rest of the red onion; halve the cherry tomatoes.

7–10mmeanwhile: Yogurt sauce, Cucumber salad still going

  • Patties

    Step 4

    Add the turkey, breadcrumbs, the processed pepper-onion mixture, feta, salt, dill, oregano and dried parsley to a bowl and mix until just blended.

10–11mmeanwhile: Patties still going

  • Yogurt sauce

    Step 5

    Stir the grated cucumber, yogurt, garlic, a squeeze of the lemon, dill and salt together in a small bowl.

  • Cucumber salad

    Step 6

    Toss the cucumber, onion and tomatoes with the red wine vinegar, a spritz of olive oil, salt, oregano and dill.

11–15mmeanwhile: Yogurt sauce, Cucumber salad still going

  • Patties

    Step 7

    Weigh the batch and divide into equal balls, one per serving. Heat a grill pan or skillet over medium heat and spray with oil.

15–17m

  • Patties

    Step 8

    Drop the balls onto the pan and smash into patties with a spatula (the mix is sticky).

17–27m

  • Patties

    Step 9

    Cook, flipping as needed, until cooked through and the internal temperature reaches 165°F / 74°C.

27–30m

  • Assemble

    Step 10

    Build each burger: patty, a spoonful of yogurt sauce, and a few cucumber slices inside the bun. Serve the cucumber salad alongside.