TURKEY BAYOU BURGERS

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

1 lb Ground turkey
2    Scallions (3' of green left
-on), thinly sliced
1    Red bell pepper, cored,
-seeded and finely chopped
1 ts Minced garlic
2 tb Chopped cilantro
3/4 ts Dried thyme
1/2 ts Ground cumin
1/2 ts Paprika
Red pepper flakes, to taste
Salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
4    Toasted hamburger buns
1/4 c  Regular or reduced-calorie
-mayonnaise-type dressing,
-for garnish (opt)
1 sm Ripe avacado, sliced, for
-garnish (opt)

It’s necessary to highly season turkey because the meat itself tastes
rather mild. Yet, once ground turkey is cooked up, it’s delicious. To
do a taste test on the mixture, make a little patty the size of a
silver dollar and pan-fry it in a nonstick skillet. This way you can
adjust your seasonings to taste. A mayonnaise-type dressing and
avacado make perfect toppings.

1. Prepare hot coals for grilling.

2. Place the ground turkey in a bowl and mix well with the scallions,
bell pepper, garlic, cilantro and spices. Season to taste with salt
and pepper. Gently form into 4 patties.

3. Grill patties over hot coals, 3′ from heat, for about 5-6 minutes
per side.

4. If desired, spread buns with mayonnaise-type dressing and top
burgers with avacado slices. Serve immediately.

Per serving (with avacado slices and reduced-calorie mayonnaise-type
dressing): 346 calories, 13 grams fat, 62 milligrams cholesterol.

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