Tandoori Chicken Burgers With Minted Cucumbers

A quick and different burger from Midwest Living.

• Ready In: 34 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Minted Cucumbers

• 1  cup  thinly sliced cucumber
• 1⁄2 cup  thinly sliced red onion
• 1⁄4 cup  snipped of fresh mint
• 1  tablespoon  balsamic vinaigrette
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

• Burgers

• 1⁄4 cup  fine dry breadcrumb
• 2  teaspoons garam masala
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  ground red pepper
• 1  lb  uncooked ground chicken
• 2  tablespoons plain yogurt
• 4  hamburger buns or 4  kaiser rolls, split and toasted
•  kale or  lettuce

Directions

1. Cucumbers:
2. In a small bowl, combine cucumber, onion, mint, balsamic vinaigrette, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; set aside.
3. Burgers:
4. Combine bread crumbs, garam masala, salt, and ground red pepper; add chicken and yogurt, mix well, and shape into four 3/4-inch-thick patties.
5. For a charcoal grill, grill burgers on the oiled rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 14-18 minutes or until no longer pink (165F), turning once halfway through grilling.
6. For a gas grill, preheat grill on high, reduce to medium, add burgers, cover and grill as above.
7. Serve burgers on toasted buns with Minted Cucumbers and kale or lettuce.