Description
These juicy, flavorful turkey burgers are packed with fresh herbs and spices, perfect for grilling!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 lb. ground turkey
- 1 tsp. finely minced garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt (I used fine sea salt)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh mint
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley (I used curly parsley, but either type will work)
- 3 T olive oil
- 2 tsp. sweet paprika
- 1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin (recipe called for 1 tsp., but I love cumin so I used a bit more)
- 1/2 tsp. ground coriander
- 1/4 tsp. Aleppo pepper (recipe called for cayenne, and any type of ground red pepper would work)
Instructions
- Take the ground turkey out of the package and break into pieces in a bowl, then let it come to room temperature on the counter while you chop up a generous amount of fresh mint and parsley.
- Add garlic, salt, chopped mint, chopped parsley, olive oil, sweet paprika, ground cumin, ground coriander, and Aleppo pepper or other spicy red pepper flakes to the bowl with the meat.
- Mix with your hands, just enough to combine.
- Put a piece of cling-wrap on a baking sheet. Divide the turkey mixture into six even portions, roll the turkey into a ball, and flatten to make a patty.
- Put another piece of cling wrap over the top of the patties, place the baking sheet into the fridge, and chill the turkey for at least 30 minutes.
- When you’re ready to cook, oil or spray the surface of the grill and heat to medium heat.
- Brush the top of each patty with a little more olive oil. Put burgers on the grill, brushing side down.
- For criss-cross grill marks, rotate the patties after about 4 minutes.
- Grill the turkey burgers about 5-6 minutes per side, or until an Instant Read Meat Thermometer reaches 165F/75C.
- Serve hot inside low-carb pita bread, in lettuce wraps, on a hamburger bun, or just plain with sauce. Enjoy!
Notes
- We served the patties inside my favorite low-carb pita bread, which has 7 net carbs per whole pita.
- These burgers are great with Tzatziki Sauce with some extra chopped mint and parsley sprinkled on.
- You could also serve these with Creamy Cucumber Sauce, Tartar Sauce, Homemade Ranch Dip, Easy Avocado Sauce, Green Goddess Salad Dressing, or Cafe Rio Salad Dressing.
- If you don’t want to make a sauce, you can buy Tzatziki Sauce or purchased Ranch Dressing would taste good on this, especially with extra chopped herbs.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dishes
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burger
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 85mg