Southwest Turkey Burger
Ingredients4 Persons
For burgers | |
|---|---|
| 16 Oz | Ground turkey |
| 1 ½ | Red onion, finely chopped |
| ¼ cup | Fresh cilantro, chopped |
| 2 cup | Garlic cloves, minced |
| 1 cup | Small jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced |
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste | |
| 8 slices | |
Vegetable oil, for grilling | |
For chipotle mayonnaise | |
| ½ cup | Mayonnaise |
| 2 | Chipotle chilies in adobo sauce |
| 1 tbsp | Lime juice |
For assembly | |
| 4 | Hamburger buns, split and lightly toasted |
| 2 | Jalapeño peppers, seeded and sliced into rounds |
| 8 slices | Thick-cut bacon, cooked |
| 8 slices | Loose leaf lettuce, leaves separated |
Instructions
- Preheat grill to 400°F and coat grates with oil. Combine turkey, red onion, cilantro, garlic, and jalapeno in large bowl until just combined. Form into 4 equal patties, and season both sides with salt and pepper. Grill for 6 minutes, flip and cook additional 4 to 6 minutes, until fully cooked to internal temperature of 165°F. With about 1 minute remaining on cook time, add 2 slices of Cheddar-Gruyere cheese to each patty.
- Meanwhile, combine all ingredients for chipotle mayonnaise in small food processor and process for 1 minute, until smooth.
- Spread chipotle mayonnaise on both sides of buns. Top each bottom bun with layer of lettuce and burger patty. Top with jalapeno slices and bacon and serve.