Turkey Burgers and Special Sauce with Asian Twist

As you may of guessed from my blog I am not red meat eater.  I eat poultry and fish and find that there is so much variety in the foods I can make and eat.  Michael is a red meat eater so for burgers he usually opts for a angus beef or some other beef variety.  But I have to say he really liked this recipe having left-over burgers two nights in a row as a late night snack!  I think it will be hard to be happy with the frozen pre-made burgers after trying all these great recipes.  The ginger in the burger and sauce give it a unique flavor that's sure to please even your picky red meat burger eaters and it's from Cooking Light so you know it's not horrible for you ;-)

Recipe Modifications

• Used 1.5 lbs of ground turkey, one of the packs from Costco.  I never get the super-lean meat you want a little fat
• 1/4 + 1/8 cup of green onion
• 3 large garlic cloves
• Added 1 tsp pepper
• 3 tbsp orange juice
• 3 tsp ginger
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• Froze the burgers on a cookie sheet for two hours prior to cooking.  Wait until they really have time to cook before flipping.  You'll see the sides start to brown.  Cooked over medium heat on outside grill and did not spray with cooking spray
• The special sauce made way more than we needed.  I'd half the recipe next time.  Added 1 1/2 tsp of ginger to the sauce instead of 1/2 tsp

Ingredients

Burgers

1/4 cup chopped green onions

2 tablespoons fresh orange juice

1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce

1 teaspoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger

1 garlic clove, minced

1 pound ground turkey breast

Cooking spray

1/2 cup Special Sauce

4 (1 1/2-ounce) whole wheat hamburger buns

4 curly leaf lettuce leaves

Special Sauce

3/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise

1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped green onions

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon honey

1 teaspoon fresh orange juice

1 teaspoon low-sodium soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger

Recipe

These recipes come from my favorite source Cooking Light. Not diet food, but food that is conscious of health without losing any flavor. Food for life! 

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