Turkey burger sandwich

Healthy turkey burger sandwich with cucumber and mint sauce.

I believe it's not the first time I'm saying this on this blog - I love turkey meat! It's easy to handle, it's lean and there are plenty of dishes you can cook with it, especially if you have a good food processor. Mince the turkey, add an egg, add a starchy ingredient (cooked rice, a slice of bread, almond meal, or what have you!) and you have a perfect base to make meatballs, burgers, kofta, etc. You can easily freeze your dish and then reheat at a convenient time. I found these turkey burgers to be a saviour during these work from home days during the second lockdown in the UK and hope you love my recipe too!

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INGREDIENTS

For the turkey burgers

1. 400 g turkey breast, minced

2. 1 egg, beaten

3. 1 slice of white gluten free bread

4. 1 tbsp olive oil

5. salt and pepper

For the cucumber and mint sauce

1. 1/2 peeled cucumber

2. 10 mint leaves

3. 1 tbsp mayonnaise

4. juice from 1/2 lemon

5. dash of turmeric, salt and pepper

METHOD

Mix all the turkey burger ingredients (except the olive oil) in a high power food processor. Form small burgers, place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, add 1/2 glass water, cover the tray with foil and bake for 15 minutes. Take the burgers out of the tray and leave while you prepare the sauce. Chop the cucumbers and mint leaves very finely and mix with the rest of the sauce ingredients. When the sauce is ready it's time to get back to those burgers and fry them with olive oil for about 2 minutes on both sides, until slightly golden. Serve the burgers with the sauce on a white gluten free toast.