Turkey Sliders | Imamother

Amarante

Wed, Jul 26 2017, 3:55 pm

Good recipe using ground turkey. Can be made as sliders or regular size turkey burgers.

Source: Sally Pasley Vargas - The Cranberry Cookbook

Turkey Sliders

You can have Thanksgiving any day of the week with miniature sliders. Turkey burgers can be a bit dry and tasteless, but moistened with grated zucchini and flavored with stuffing herbs, they come to life in these small bites. You can mix the ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer if you want to just throw the burgers together in a hurry. This recipe will make 4 large burgers or 12 sliders. You really won’t be able to find anything on the healthy spectrum that compares to these for watching a big game on TV with friends. Sometimes I double the batch, shape them, and freeze half for a later meal.

Makes 12

1 pound ground turkey
2 cups grated zucchini (1–2 medium zucchini, about 10 ounces total)
½ cup soft, fresh breadcrumbs
¼ medium onion, finely chopped
1 egg
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
¾ cup fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2–3 tablespoons olive oil
12 small, soft rolls, split in half
¼ cup mayonnaise
3 fresh plum (Roma) tomatoes, cut into slices
⅓ head of lettuce, leaves torn

In a large bowl, mix together the turkey, zucchini, breadcrumbs, onion, egg, lemon zest, lemon juice, rosemary, sage, parsley, poultry seasoning, cranberries, salt, and pepper.
Form the turkey mixture into 12 golf-ball-size balls, and flatten them into 2½-inch wide patties.

In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat the oil. Add the patties (if they don’t all fit, you will have to do this in batches). Lower the heat to medium-low and cook for 2–3 minutes on a side, or until browned on the outside and the interior temperature registers 165°F on a meat thermometer.

Spread 1 teaspoon of mayonnaise on each of the rolls. Top each with a turkey patty, a tomato slice, lettuce, and the top half of the roll.”