Say goodbye to dry and dull turkey burgers! These turkey burgers are moist and juicy thanks to the grated onion and ketchup. Fit for a meal any day of the week, they’re perfectly placed on a whole or sprouted grain bun and easy to customize with your favorite toppings and condiments!

Turkey Burgers

Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course

Ingredients
  

For The Burgers

  • ½ medium onion
  • 1 pound lean ground turkey
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup preferably unsweetened
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • Freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 4 hamburger buns preferably whole grain or sprouted grain
  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil or use avocado oil spray

For Serving

  • Sliced tomato
  • Sliced onion
  • Iceberg lettuce
  • Pickles
  • Sliced red pepper
  • Ketchup and mustard

Instructions
 

  • Grate the onion on the fine holes of a grater. You should have about two tablespoons of grated onion (and a lot of juice, which you can discard). Place in a bowl with the ground turkey, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, salt and pepper. Using a fork, mix together well. Shape into four patties — the mixture will be quite moist — and press the patties into ½-inch thick rounds.
  • Heat the avocado oil in a nonstick griddle or large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. (Alternately, spray the griddle or pan with pan spray.) When you can feel the heat while holding your hand just above griddle or pan, cook the patties for five minutes on each side. Serve burgers on buns, with the toppings and condiments of your choice.

Notes

Low-Carb Bun Alternatives:
  • Lettuce wraps
  • Collard green leaves
  • Portobello mushrooms
  • Eggplant rounds
 
Non-Bun Serving Ideas:
  • Add to a salad or grain bowl (with cauliflower rice and leafy grains)
  • Put on top of a cauliflower steak
 
Credit: NYT Cooking by Martha Rose Shulman