Tonight's Dinner: Trattoria Turkey Burgers

I adapted this from Bobby Flay's Burgers Shakes & Fries book. The original called for beef and no onion. I added onion so that the turkey meat would be moister. Worked very well.

So good. These were excellent. I will make them again.

Trattoria Turkey Burger

1.5 lb ground turkey meat

Kosher salt and black pepper

½ onion, chopped*

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

4 slices fresh mozzarella cheese

8 basil leaves

4 slices of beefsteak tomato

4 tbsp balsamic vinegar

4 tsp extra virgin olive oil

4 whole wheat rolls**

Over MED heat, cook the onion until soft, about 6-8 minutes. Cool and then finely chop them and add them to a large bowl. Add the turkey and fold the onions in. Form 4 equal patties and place a thumb print in the middle of each one.

Preheat a grill pan OR large skillet over MED-HIGH heat. Add the oil and then the patties and cook for 7 minutes and then flip them over and cook for another 8 minutes. If still not fully cooked, then place in a 350 degree oven for 5 minutes or so. Top with cheese. Cook for another minute to melt the cheese.

Place on the bottom of a toasted bun. Top with 2 basil leaves, a slice of tomato, and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and a drizzle of oil. Top and eat!

Risa’s notes:

*original recipe did not include onions and was made from beef. When I decided to make the burgers with ground turkey, I had to add some flavor and moisture so I cooked down some onion and put it inside the burger. Worked like a charm.

**original recipe called for a regular hamburger bun.

Yield: 4 burgers

Adapted from Bobby Flay’s Burgers, Fries & Shakes book

Posted by RisaG