Ingredient: leek, thinly sliced, chopped & sauteed

CELEBRATING CANADA DAY!

Every year Canada celebrates its birthday on July 1st with parades, fireworks and other fun events. This year, due to the pandemic and out of respect for Canada’s Indigenous people, celebrations here in our city of Edmonton, Alberta will be virtual or be on a smaller scale.

No matter which way you decide to celebrate the day, we know good food will be an important part of it. Gorgonzola has been a favorite of Brion & I for many years. It’s actually kind of surprising as neither of us care for ‘blue’ cheese or Roquefort.

Gorgonzola is one of those classic Italian ingredients that’s more famous than understood here in North America. The name itself, refers to the little town in Lombardy, near Milan, where the cheese was invented.

There are two kinds of gorgonzola, Dolce (sweet) and Piccante (spicy). In Italian these terms mean fresh verses aged cheeses. Because dolce is softer and creamier, its great for spreading on bread or used in salad dressing, pasta sauce, pizza or burgers. Piccante is harder and tends to crumble.

This turkey burger is made special with the combo of gorgonzola, bacon and guacamole. Just great for celebrating Canada Day!

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Gorgonzola & Bacon Turkey Burgers

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Course

Lunch, Main Dish

Cuisine

American

Keyword

Gorgonzola & bacon turkey burgers

Servings

MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

Turkey Burgers

• 4 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled
• 1/2 leek, thinly sliced, chopped & sauteed USE BOTH dark & light green leaves as well as white part. Trim only tough, discolored parts away.
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 454 gm ground turkey
• 1/4 cup Panko crumbs
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp EACH sugar, coriander & dried rubbed sage
• 1/8 tsp ginger
• 80 gm Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled

Buns & Toppings

• 4 ciabatta buns, sliced, buttered & toasted
• fresh tomato slices
• avocado slices OR guacamole
• lettuce
• fried mushroom slices

Course Lunch, Main Dish Cuisine American Keyword Gorgonzola & bacon turkey burgers Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients Turkey Burgers 4 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled 1/2 leek, thinly sliced, chopped & sauteed USE BOTH dark & light green leaves as well as white part. Trim only tough, discolored parts away. 2 cloves garlic, minced 454 gm ground turkey 1/4 cup Panko crumbs 1/2 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper 1/4 tsp EACH sugar, coriander & dried rubbed sage 1/8 tsp ginger 80 gm Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled Buns & Toppings 4 ciabatta buns, sliced, buttered & toasted fresh tomato slices avocado slices OR guacamole lettuce fried mushroom slices

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Instructions

1. In a skillet, fry bacon until soft cooked. Remove from pan & blot on paper towel. Chop & set aside.
2. Using bacon drippings, saute finely chopped leeks & garlic until tender. Remove from skillet & cool.
3. In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, sauteed leeks & garlic, panko, salt, pepper, sugar, coriander, sage & ginger. Mix well.
4. Shape into (8) 1/2-inch thick patties. Place 1/8 (10 gm) of the crumbled Gorgonzola & 1/4 of chopped bacon on each of 4; top with another patty, pressing edges to seal, making (4) 1-inch thick patties.
5. Place on a preheated grill over medium heat. Close lid & grill, turning once, until meat is no longer pink inside, about 12-14 minutes.
6. Alternately, you can place them in a 375 F oven on a foil-lined tray & bake for about 20-25 minutes.
7. When burgers are almost done, top each with remaining Gorgonzola.
8. Serve in toasted ciabatta buns with your choice of toppings.