Asian Turkey Burgers With Wasabi Sauce

Submitted by Robin TL.

"this recipe was in AARP adapted from Sara Moulton's Weeknight Meals. We tried it and found it delicious!! In fact so much so, we had a 32lb hen turkey in the freezer, cut her up and ground the meat so we can use for this recipe and others. It's an easy recipe to make and very good for you. They smell so good while mixing up, you can hardly wait. Yuuuuummmmm gooood!!!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground turkey
• 1 medium red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 small napa cabbage, shredded
• 4 scallions, finely chopped
• 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely grated
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 -3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 6 tablespoons light mayonnaise
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons wasabi paste
• 6 whole wheat hamburger buns, toasted

directions

1. mix together turkey, scallions, bell pepper (I used a small), egg white (I used 2 whole eggs), cilantro, 2 T soy sauce, ginger, 1/2 t sesame oil, salt and pepper. Shape into 6 patties about 1/2 inch thick.
2. Heat 2 T veg. oil in skillet until hot, reduce heat to medium; add turkey burgers and cook 5 min on each side or until cooked thru, adding more oil as needed.
3. Meanwhile, stir together the mayo., prepared wasabi, remaining teaspoon soy sauce, and 1/2 t sesame oil.
4. Put a burger in each bun and top with about 1 T of the mayo sauce.

Reviews

[DailyInspiration]

Delish! Have to say that when it comes to burgers, I usually prefer beef, but this recipe may have changed my mind. Loved all the veggies and Asian ingredients in the turkey patties and we loved the wasabi mayo as well. I cooked the burgers in coconut oil and added leaf lettuce, tomato and red onion to the burgers. Will definitely make them again and I'm placing this recipe in my Best of 2014 Cookbook as well. Made for Spring PAC, April, 2014.

 

[LorrieK]

I saw this in AARP a couple of weeks ago and have made it twice since. Scrumptious! And great for anyone on a gluten-free diet if you use Tamari instead of soy sauce and skip the buns, as we do. Thanks for posting; now I can throw out my messy AARP page!