Juicy turkey burger with spring onion, zucchini and mint topped with labneh sauce
Enough of beef and indigestible burgers. It is a classic, but unfortunately, the stomach very often speaks for us and we probably all know the feeling of heaviness that often comes after ordinary burgers. However, this is definitely not a reason to resent burgers. Have you ever thought that you can make it with other meat? And that you can enrich the meat with other ingredients, such as spring onion or mint? If you've never had one, read on because we've got a great turkey burger tip for you. You read that right, ground turkey. They will surprise you.
Ingredients for the burger:
- Coarsely ground fresh turkey breast - 500 g
- Zucchini - 200 g
- Spring onion - 40 g
- Ground cumin – 1 g
- Fresh mint - 10 g
- Fresh coriander - 10 g
- Eggs, ideally homemade - 1 pc
- Salt – 3 g
- Pepper - 1 g
- Peanut oil – 500 g
Labneh Sauce Ingredients:
- Greek yogurt - 100 g
- Sour cream - 150 g
- Olive oil – 20 ml
- Salt – 3 g
- Pepper - 1 g
- Lemon juice – 25 ml
- Mashed garlic - 3 g
- Sumac (tanner's sumac, if possible) - 1 g
Preparation procedure:
First prepare the sauce. It's absolutely simple , just crush the garlic, put it together with all the mentioned ingredients in a bowl or other container, and mix with a whisk. You can, of course, add salt and pepper to taste according to your preferences (but be careful, after all the flavors have been mixed, the salt will show a little more, so be careful). Then put the sauce in the fridge, at least it will sit for a while and all the flavors will develop in it.
And how about the burger? How else but simply. Finely chop the courgette and spring onion, the mint and coriander a little coarser, and work it thoroughly with the ground turkey by hand. Beat the eggs, add the spices and mix. From the resulting mixture, shape burgers weighing about 40 g. For a perfect result, just fry the meat mixture on both sides in oil at an ideal temperature of 170 degrees Celsius.
TIP: You can easily measure the temperature of the oil and subsequently the meat itself with a kitchen thermometer, which should not be missing in any household.
Once done, serve as desired. Either you can stick to the old ways and prepare a classic burger as we are used to it, or prepare the modern trend "naked burger" . It is a great alternative for everyone who tries to keep their diet in check - the naked burger does not contain wheat flour. It's just meat and vegetables that belong to burgers anyway.
And if you eat this food in a healthy way, let's also see what it contains and prove to yourself that you are not really eating anything bad, on the contrary.
Turkey meat is suitable for both reduction and maintenance diets . It is very dietary, but at the same time offers us a really high protein content , which we absolutely need in our diet. The rest of the ingredients are healthy as the name suggests , and the peanut oil has omega 3 fatty acids, which compensates for the fact that the burger is fried. And the sauce, which is absolutely genius by the way, is based on Greek yogurt and sour cream, which will again provide us with proteins and minerals from dairy products. Thanks to the combination of all these ingredients, you can easily prepare a great dish rich in proteins, healthy fats, minerals and fiber. You will feel full, but definitely do not expect difficulty . This food is highly digestible and nutritious. So make your weekend well-being more pleasant with it, for example, and invite your friends over for lunch. Maybe it will also open their horizons in a healthy diet.
Don't like burgers? You can easily form balls from this meat mixture and add their result to, for example, a Greek salad. Get inspired and prepare exactly what you want.
