Apple Turkey Burgers 

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Serves: 4 person(s)

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins

Yield: 4 x quarter-pound burgers

A delicious burger that blends the flavors of ground turkey, apple, cranberry and spice.

Ingredients:

1 lb lean ground turkey

1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and grated

1/2 tsp ground coriander

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1 can (8 oz) jellied cranberry sauce

1/2 tsp dry mustard

1/8 tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

4 hamburger buns, split

Directions:

Preheat grill for direct-heat cooking.

In medium-size bowl combine turkey, apple, coriander, salt and pepper. Mix gently. Evenly divide and shape turkey mixture into 4 burgers, approximately 3-1/2 inches in diameter.

Grill turkey burgers 5 to 6 minutes per side or until 165ºF is reached on food thermometer and turkey is no longer pink in center.

In small bowl, combine cranberry sauce, mustard, cinnamon and nutmeg. To serve, place burger on bottom half of bun, spoon sauce over burgers and top with other half of bun.

Author:

National Turkey Federation
National Turkey Fed.

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