Thai Curry Turkey Burgers

Submitted by GingerlyJ

"This spicy burger recipe is far from the norm but defintely worth a try. you can find thai curry paste in the Asian section of your supermarket. red or green either one is fine"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 4 burgers
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 lbs ground turkey
• 2 tablespoons Thai curry paste
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 medium lime
• 2⁄3 cup mayonnaise
• 3⁄4 cup thinly sliced seedless cucumber
• 1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
• 1 small shallot, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
• 4 hamburger buns with sesame seeds
• 1 tomatoes, sliced

directions

1. Prepare a medium gas or charcoal grill fire.
2. In a medium bowl, gently mix the turkey, curry paste, and 1/4 teaspoons each salt and pepper with your hands just until blended. Form the mixture into four 1/2-inch-thick patties.
3. Oil the grill grate. Grill the burgers, flipping once, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the centers of the burgers registers 165°F, 12 to 15 minutes total.
4. While the burgers cook, finely grate 1 teaspoons zest from the lime, then squeeze the lime to yield 1 Tbs. juice. In a small bowl, combine the zest and juice, mayonnaise, and 1/4 teaspoons salt. In another small bowl, toss the cucumber with the cilantro, shallot, and vinegar.
5. Toast the buns cut side down on the grill until browned and heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
6. Spread the tops and bottoms of the buns with the mayonnaise. Serve the burgers in the buns, topped with a slice of tomato and the cucumber mixture.

Reviews

[ColoradoCooking]

Absolutely delicious! I added some cilantro and lime juice into the meat mixture, used a red curry paste. Oiled the burgers directly with olive oil right before grilling. Loved the Mayo mixture. Skipped the tomato and topped with a curry habanero hot sauce. Wow! I’ll be making these a lot. Thank you!