Greek turkey burgers are a tasty, welcome change from ordinary burgers. Enjoy them with couscous and tabouleh.
Greek Turkey Burgers
Turkey burgers are great in the summertime because of their light flavor. They are also pretty good for keeping your summer figure as they have less fat than beef. Of course, if you don’t have ground turkey available, ground beef would work for these burgers as well.
Feta cheese is a Greek brined white cheese made from sheep’s milk or a combination of sheep and goat milk. Crumbly with a slightly grainy texture, it is formed into large blocks and aged in brine. Its flavor is tangy and salty, ranging from mild to sharp. Although Feta is a mild cheese, some prefer a less salty variety. French Feta cheese is less salty than its Greek forebearer.
The yogurt used in the sauce is plain yogurt we made using a sous vide immersion cooker. Mixed with mayonnaise and white pepper, it makes a light sauce perfect for these burgers. You can use whatever buns you like. If you don’t want to use buns, feel free to put your Greek turkey burgers in Pita bread.
My good friend gave me some tabouleh, easily the best I have ever had. We will be featuring that recipe soon. Anyway, what goes better with tabouleh than Greek Turkey Burgers and some curried couscous?
These burgers are great for the summer, on the outdoor grill, or on an indoor cast iron griddle. Use your favorite Feta cheese. There are many varieties available, my favorite is French. Of course, if you don’t like Feta cheese, you could substitute your favorite cheese instead. Don’t be afraid of putting mint, it’s not going to taste like peppermint candy.
Greek Turkey Burger Recipe
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The Month of Burgers – Greek Turkey Burgers
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Ingredients
- 1 pound Ground turkey
- 1 teaspoon Mint minced
- 1 Onion minced
- ½ teaspoon Turkish Seasoning
- 4 Hamburger buns toasted
— Toppings —
- 2 tablespoon Feta cheese
— Sauce —
- 2 tablespoon Mayonaise
- 2 tablespoon Yogurt
- ¼ teaspoon White pepper
Instructions
- Mix together the turkey, mint, onion, and spice. Form into patties then refrigerate about 30 minutes.
- Make the sauce by adding the sauce ingredients together and set aside.
- Grill the burgers either on a cast iron grill or on the outdoor grill. Cook on one side for 4 minutes, then turn and put the feta cheese on, cover and cook an additional 3 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Toast the buns on the grill.
- Put some sauce on each bun, then put the patties and any additional toppings you might like.
- S@b
You know, I don’t really like turkey burgers because they always taste so boring, but I decided to try these and they were just delicious.
These were damned impressive! I served them with a Greek salad and everyone loved them. Thanks for the tips!
Ok, I didn’t have ground turkey, but I did have ground beef, so I made patties out of that and put them on the grill. Just great, loved them.