Two Greek Juicy Turkey Burgers

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Turkey burgers can be made the same way as you make beef or veal burgers. However, these are perfect for those on a diet as turkey meat is much leaner.

If you’re craving a burger, make these juicy Greek flavoured turkey burgers. These burgers are bursting with flavour from garlic, oregano, thyme, tarragon, black pepper and chicken seasoning.

The beer also adds flavour and makes them juicy and tender.

We’ve been eating burgers quite often, especially now that I am watching my diet.

That’s why whenever I make some burgers, I make a big batch and freeze them, especially now that it’s summer and we go to the beach, by the time we shower and prepare a salad they are ready and we still eat healthy food.

Before  the Mediterrenean Diet we used to eat more pork and veal, so I used to make them with minced pork or with ground veal.

However, the past year I’ve been experimenting with chicken or turkey to make healthier burgers.

I’ve tried all sorts of tricks to make them juicy and tender, by adding milk, olive oil, white wine or red wine, vinegar,  I even added, yoghurt and pesto in them.

Turkey or chicken breast have no fat to melt when cooking so the meat dries in the end so I also add some olive oil in the meat.

Instead of grilling them I also tried  to cover them with parchment paper and bake them in the oven.  They were not so dry but being covered they did not get much colour.

This time I tried a different approach.  I know that when cooking turkey, beer is added to make the meat tender as I do this quite often when cooking turkey,  so this gave me the idea to try adding beer.

I’ve also adjusted the seasoning in the burgers by also adding chicken seasoning and tarragon as well which match better with poultry.

I think that these are by far the best turkey burgers I’ve made until now as although they were baked in the oven uncovered, they were still juicy and delicious.

What’s your secret for keeping burgers juicy?  I’d love to hear some new techniques.

Ingredients needed to make these Greek Turkey Burgers with Beer

• Bread
• Beer
• Ground turkey
• 0nions
• Garlic (optional)
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Eggs
• Salt, pepper
• Parsley
• Oregano
• Tarragon
• Chicken seasoning (I used carino seasoning)
• Thyme
• Dried bread crumbs

Directions:

Remove the crust from the bread and put it in a bowl with all the beer.  When it has soaked take a fork and mix.

Mince the onion and garlic in a food processor together with the olive oil.

Put the minced meat, the bread together with all the beer in a large bowl.  Add all the other ingredients and mix well.

Form burgers into 2 cm. thick patties.

You can grill, broil or cook them in the air fryer.

Tip:  For the remaining burgers, shape them, wrap each one separately in cling film and store in the deep freezer.

These burgers go to Reeni, of Cinnamon  Spice & Everything Nice, for her event Burger Club Free for all.

I’m also sending this to Joanne from Eats Well With Others host of Regional Recipes, featuring Greece this month.

Recipe adapted for Gallbladder Diet

Disclaimer:   I’m not a doctor, I’m not a surgeon and I’m not a dietician.  Each person may have different symptoms, so please consult your doctor before following this diet. 

Turkey burgers adapted for Gallbladder Diet

Ingredients needed:

• Bread
• Turkey or chicken breast
• Courgette
• Onion
• Egg whites
• Wine vinegar
• Salt and freshly grated pepper, in moderation 
• Parsley, finely chopped
• Oregano or tarragon

See instructions in the recipe card.

Serve them with Light Mashed Potatoes and Pumpkin Puree or air fryer potato chips.

Kopiaste and Kali Orexi!!

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