LIME CILANTRO TURKEY BURGER

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These burgers are flavorful and delicious, and healthy too!  They pack a flavor punch and can fit into just about any diet, including Keto and low carb diets.  Definitely one of my favorite healthy meals, and they keep well in the fridge if you prep your food ahead of time for the week.  Perfect for Summer, or any time of year.

INGREDIENTS

Burger

  • 1 lb lean ground turkey (or ground meat of your choice)
  • 2 shallots, finely chopped
  • fresh cilantro, chopped (approximately 1/4 cup)
  • zest of one lime
  • juice of one lime
  • 1 tbsp oil (I used House of Tsang Stir Fry Oil)*
  • 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp of sea salt (depending on your preference)
  • avocado
  • sea salt and cracked pepper to taste
  • butter lettuce

Sriracha Yogurt Sauce

  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt (I used Fage 2%)
  • 1/4 cup Sriracha (you can adjust according to your taste)

 

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine the ground turkey, shallots, cilantro, lime zest, lime juice, oil, and sea salt.  Mix with your hands until combined, but do not over-mix or it will be more like a mini meatloaf than a burger.
  2. Form the meat into patties. Depending on the size of the patties that you make, this recipe should yield about 3 patties. If you are on the 21 Day Fix meal plan, use the red container to measure the correct amount of meat for each patty, prior to forming the patties, to ensure you get the correct portion size.
  3. Cook the burgers. You have a few options here.  I prefer to grill mine, or cook them on the stove in a grill pan, but you can also cook them on the stove in a standard frying pan.  If grilling, cook over medium heat, or indirectly over hot coals, until patties are firm and grill marks are present.  If cooking in a grill pan or frying pan, cook over medium/medium high heat until patties are browned and firm (about 5 minutes on each side).  You can also use a meat thermometer to check doneness, if you are more comfortable with that.
  4. To make the sauce, mix the Greek yogurt and Sriracha together in a bowl until combined.
  5. To plate, place each burger on top of 2 leaves of butter lettuce and top with sliced avocado (1/4 of an avocado per burger if you are on the 21 Day Fix plan.  If you are on Keto, feel free to add more avocado to get your healthy fats in.), salted and peppered to taste), and drizzle with the Sriracha yogurt sauce.  I like to put my yogurt sauce in a squeezable condiment bottle to make it easy to apply, and it will keep in the fridge that way for at least a week.
  6. Enjoy!

 

NOTES

  • Serving size = one burger with lettuce and avocado
  • If you are on the 21 Day Fix meal plan, each serving equals:  1 Red, 1 Green, 1 Blue, 1 Teaspoon
  • This recipe is Keto friendly.  The carbs added from the shallots and Sriracha are minimal.  Sriracha has a tiny bit of sugar, but you are also diluting it with the yogurt and using a small amount per burger.  If you are strictly no sugar, you can use any sugar free hot sauce that you like in place of the Sriracha.
  • *The oil is optional.  I use House of Tsang Stir Fry Oil because it is infused with garlic, ginger, etc. and it adds flavor. The oil also helps to keep the burgers from drying out.  You could substitute any oil that you like.  Avocado oil, olive oil, or coconut oil would be great healthy choices, especially if you are doing Keto.