Moroccan Burgers With Spicy Mayo

Submitted by Nif_H

"A great twist to the classic burger. Choose ground chicken or turkey and add all of the delicious ingredients for a taste explosion! This is a delicious Chateliaine Magazine recipe. Enjoy!"

 

• 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

1. Oil grill. Heat barbecue to medium. In a small bowl, stir mayo with lemon juice, cilantro, garlic, cumin, paprika and cayenne.
2. 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.

Reviews

[LifeIsGood]

Yummy meal. I didn't add the olives or apricots, but otherwise kept true to the recipe. The tukery burgers were great. I especially loved the sauce. Yummy. The zucchini was perfect since I still have a ton in my garden. Thanks!

 

[Charmie777]

These had such a great and unique flavor!!! And they were very moist for turkey burgers. The sauce was fantastic. Made for ZWT 9!

 

[ElizabethKnicely]

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!

 

[CaliforniaJan]

This is a delicious recipe, made for ZWT #9, but will jump right into my Best Of for the year!!