South by Southwest Burger

Submitted by Mulligan

"This is a lighter take on a classic Southern Burger. Yummy pimento cheese with a kick tops a healthy turkey burger."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Yields: 4 burgers
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Pimento Cheese

• 8 ounces low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
• 8 ounces low-fat monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 8 ounces low-fat cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup light mayonnaise (more or less depending on your preference of consistency)
• 2 jalapenos, deseeded and chopped
• 1 (2 ounce) canned pimiento
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 dash Splenda granular, to taste

• Burger

• 1 lb ground turkey
• olive oil
• 4 whole grain buns

• Seven Spice

• 1⁄2 teaspoon cilantro
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cumin
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon onion flakes
• 1⁄4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄8 teaspoon mace

directions

1. Add all of the pimento cheese ingredients together. This can be made several days in advance. Leftover cheese can be made into sandwiches or frozen for later use.
2. Divide the turkey meat into 4 burgers. Mix the Seven Spices together and press into each burger. Drizzle olive oil onto burgers and grill until well done (you don't want to eat turkey meat undercooked).
3. While burgers are still on grill, pile pimento cheese on top until melted. Place on bun when ready to eat.

Reviews

[Gerry]

Knew I loved the Southwestern soups - so not too much of a surprise to find we loved this burger. For dietary issues I went easy on the cheese - other then that made as posted. A real taste treat - great to find new versions of a summer favorite. Thank you Mulligan.

 

[Debi9400]

Not your tradititional type burger and looks sort of bland but this was very very tasty. I used 3/4 of a cup of mayonnaise instead of a full cup. The cheese mixture softened up but didn't run all over with that consistency. You could very easily make only a 1/3 of the mix and it would be enough for just four burgers. I froze what didn't get used. Also, I didn't add the dash of sweetener. Really doesnt' need it with the cream cheese. I think next time I'll use one slice of an artisan bread lightly toasted and have it open faced.

 

[Sharon123]

Wow, the pemento cheese sauce really made this! I made this for my husband, but ended up using some of the pimento cheese as a sandwich! Thanks Mulligan!