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Spicy Turkey Burgers with Pickled Onions

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Ingredients

  1. 1 cup red-wine vinegar
  2. 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
  3. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  4. 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  5. 1 small red onion, halved and very thinly sliced
  6. 1 pound 93%-lean ground turkey
  7. 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  8. 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  9. 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper
  10. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  11. 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
  12. 1 teaspoon canola oil
  13. 4 whole wheat buns, split
  14. 8 teaspoons reduced-fat mayonnaise, divided

Nutrition Info

Per Serving

  • Calories: 385 kcal
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  • Carbohydrates: 28 g
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  • Dietary Fiber: 2 g
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  • Fat: 18 g
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  • Protein: 27 g
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  • Sugars: 9 g

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Cooking Directions

  1. To prepare pickled onions: Whisk vinegar, brown sugar, salt and allspice in a medium glass bowl. Microwave on High until the mixture boils, 2 to 3 minutes. (Alternatively, bring the mixture to a boil in a small saucepan on the stove.) Add onions and toss to coat.
  2. To prepare burgers: Preheat grill to high. Place turkey in a medium bowl and gently mix in cilantro, cumin, ground chipotle, salt and allspice until distributed throughout the meat. Form the mixture into 4 patties. Brush with oil.
  3. Grill the burgers until cooked through and no longer pink in the center, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Meanwhile, toast buns on the grill, if desired.
  4. Drain the onions, discarding the marinade. Spread 2 teaspoons mayonnaise on each bun; top with a burger and pickled onions.

Yield: 4 servings

3. Still Hungry?

Spicy Southwest flavors pair with sweet and tangy pickled red onions to create a standout turkey burger. (The pickled onions would also be great with this burger.) Make it a meal: Serve with Southwestern Calico Corn or sweet potato fries and a frosty lager.

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  • Don't worry about the sugar...

    tbdw_tbdw - May 26, 2007 10:28:25 AM PST
    The sugar isn\'t in the burger, it\'s in the pickled onions. I used a sugar-free brown sugar substitute and it cam out just fine. Very tasty indeed

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  • sounds good!

    Lynn - May 26, 2007 08:35:08 AM PST
    from what I see the ingredients are pretty healthy. the sugar is only for the pickles, which you\'d discard later. most of the ingredients in the patty calls for spices, giving flavor and zing. i think it\'s really great! can top it with juicy tomatoes and lettuce, too!

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  • Since when is 18g of fat healthy...at all?

    erumq_1990 - May 26, 2007 01:24:25 PM PST
    Have you ever checked the fat on other burgers? That\'s not bad at all.

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  • Re: Too many 'caleries'

    ksmt89 - May 26, 2007 01:51:32 PM PST
    It does NOT have a high amount of calories. That\'s extremely low for a burger of its size, when you consider that those flimsy McDonalds cheeseburgers are around 290 calories and about 1/3 this size. Subway sandwiches under the "6 Grams of Fat" menu have at least 230 calories each, most of them ranging in the 290 area. You\'re just not going to eat a sandwich or a burger under 400 calories. And you don\'t need the pickled onions if you don\'t want them.

    Another thing to consider: It\'s a BURGER. It\'s not like this is a suggestion for eating healthy, period, it\'s a suggestion for eating healtiher.

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  • This sounds---

    marcia_0 - May 26, 2007 04:01:00 PM PST
    and tastes great. Dietians recommed a 30-30-30-10 split on foodstuffs....with sweets being 10%. So the 18 grams of fat are well within parameters. Moderation is the keyword on health issues.

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