National Burger Day 2018: How to make a spicy turkey burger with tomato salsa
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Give your turkey burgers a Middle Eastern twist with the addition of garlic, cumin and coriander. Serve on crisp salad leaves and top with cool creamy avocado and sweet tomato salsa.
Makes 4 burgers
1 tablespoon rapeseed oil
For the burgers
500g turkey mince
1 small red onion, very finely diced
2 fat garlic cloves, finely minced
1 thumb of ginger, finely minced
1 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
For the salsa
2 large tomatoes, diced
1 small red onion, very finely diced
½ to 1 teaspoon coconut palm sugar
1 tablespoon unfiltered apple cider vinegar
Salt, and freshly ground black pepper
To assemble
Salad leaves
2 ripe avocados
Preheat the oven to 350F/180C/Gas mark 4. In a large bowl, mix together the burger ingredients with your hands until thoroughly combined, and form into four large burgers.
Melt the oil in a non stick frying pan and brown the burgers on both sides. Transfer to an ovenproof dish and cook in the pre-heated oven for 25 minutes, or until cooked through.
To make the salsa
Put the tomatoes, onion, sugar and vinegar into a bowl and mix together until the sugar has melted. Add salt and pepper to taste.
To assemble
Spread the salad leaves out on a small plate and top with the burger. Cut the avocados in half, remove the stone and skin. Slice each half thinly, fan out and place on top of the burgers. Top each burger with a spoonful of tomato salsa.
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