Moroccan Burgers With Spicy Mayo
photo by CaliforniaJan
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise, preferably light
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped (optional)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika, preferably smoked
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
- salt and pepper
- 1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb turkey
- 1⁄4 cup pitted green olives, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped dried apricots
- 2 large zucchini
- onions and red pepper, sliced (optional)
- 4 hamburger buns or 4 pita bread
directions
- Oil grill. Heat barbecue to medium. In a small bowl, stir mayo with lemon juice, cilantro, garlic, cumin, paprika and cayenne.
- In a medium bowl, whisk egg. Stir in bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Add chicken, olives and apricots. Mix well. Divide into 4 portions, then shape into burgers ½ inches (1 cm) thick. Make a shallow depression in centre of each to prevent puffing. Slice zucchini lengthwise. Barbecue with lid closed until zucchini have grill marks, 5 min, and burgers are cooked, 5 to 6 min per side. Good tucked into pitas with onions and peppers. Dollop with spiced mayo.
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Reviews
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These were very delicious! I loved the unique flavor and the ease of this recipe. I used turkey, simply because it was easier and the burgers came out surprisingly moist for turkey burgers. We really liked the pita bread option on these as well. I served them alongside oven baked French fries and Recipe #505772 for a delicious African meal. Made for the Moroccan and Tunisian round of ZWT9 for team Tasty Testers!
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Nif_H
Canada
I love great food and I particularly like trying cuisines new to me! Although I don't prepare as much food as I used to, creating in my kitchen is still one of my favourite things to do. Enjoy!