Since I’ve been
attempting to eat well I have been trying out/making up all sorts of recipes
for my family and I to try. I have
always loved sweet potato mash/fries/wedges/jackets, but recently I made these
lean turkey burgers and I was actually surprised with how delicious they were!
Just incase
anyone wants to try these (and partially so I can remember what I actually put
in them) here is how I made them!
What you will
need…
For the
burgers:
Lean turkey
breast mince
1 slice of
wholemeal bread
Spring onions
Coriander
Soy sauce
Sweet chilli
sauce
For the sweet
potato wedges:
Sweet potatoes
Extra virgin
olive oil/cooking spray
Paprika
The sweet
potato wedges are super easy to make. First, I washed and scrubbed the potatoes
and chopped them into quite generous wedge-sized pieces. I usually use a low
calorie cooking spray, but since I was making these for other people too, I
used proper olive oil. I made sure that all the wedges had a light coating
of the oil and seasoned with paprika, lots of pepper and a little bit of salt.
I put these in the oven at 180°C whilst I
made the turkey burgers, for about 40-45 minutes, tossing them every now and
again. If I am only making these for myself (in a much smaller portion) I
usually use the grill or a slightly hotter oven because they only take about
10-15 minutes when they’re blasted at a really high heat.
To make the
burgers, I started by combining the turkey mince with the chopped spring
onions. I then used my Mix & Go blender to crumb the slice of the bread and
threw the coriander in with it, too. I
mixed the breadcrumb combination in with the mince mixture and then added quite
a generous amount of sweet chilli, a few shakes of soy sauce and seasoning.
I wanted my
burgers to be quite thick, so I rolled them into equal size balls and then just
gently flattened them. I cooked these for about 5-10 minutes on each side on
the George Foreman Fat Reducing Grill with the lid open. Absolutely no fat came
off the burgers (which was great!) but in the future I would probably just use
a griddle pan or maybe even cook them in the oven.
These are great
just on their own, but I did make a "proper" burger from one with a wholemeal
roll, some lettuce, cucumber, tomato, onion and gherkin.
I really was
quite shocked with how yummy these were and how well they worked, especially
since I didn’t use an egg or anything else similar to bind the mixture.
I’m really
excited to try out some more “healthy” recipes. What should I attempt next?!
xxx
