Turkey burgers made with the Greek flavors of garlic, oregano, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes and feta cheese are a healthful option for burger lovers everywhere.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Greek
Keyword burger
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Chill Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 55 minutesminutes
Servings 4burgers
Calories 389kcal
Ingredients
For the Turkey Burgers:
1poundground turkey
½cupfresh spinach leaves, chopped
⅓cupsun-dried tomatoes, chopped
¼cupred onion, minced
¼cupfeta cheese, crumbled
2clovesgarlic, pressed or minced
1egg, whisked
1tablespoonolive oil
1teaspoondried oregano
½teaspoonkosher salt
½teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
4soft whole-wheat hamburger buns
Bibb lettuce leaves
Sliced red onion
For the Tzatziki Sauce:
½cucumber, halved with skin and seeds removed
¾cuplow-fat plain Greek yogurt
2clovesgarlic, pressed or minced
1tablespoonred wine vinegar
1tablespoonfresh dill, minced
Pinchof kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
In a large bowl, add the ground turkey, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, red onion and feta. In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic, egg, olive oil and dried oregano and kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper then pour over the turkey and mix with your hands to combine.
Divide the burger mixture into 4 portions and mold into patties. Place on a cutting board or plate dividing the patties with parchment paper and refrigerated for 30 minutes up to overnight. You could also individually freeze the patties at this point for up to 3 months.
Prepare the tzatziki sauce by grating the cucumber. Gather the cucumber together and place in a paper towel and press the water out of the shredded cucumber and place in a medium size bowl. Add the yogurt, garlic, red wine vinegar, fresh dill, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to 3 days.
Heat a non-stick grill pan over medium heat and spray well with cooking spray.
Place the turkey burgers on the grill, cover with an upside down sheet pan or lid and cook for about 5 minutes per side. Be sure to watch the burgers and monitor your heat as the burgers will brown quickly if the heat is too high.
Slather buns with tzatziki sauce and garnish with lettuce leaves and red onion. Or serve bunless in the bibb lettuce leaves.