When I think of summer food, I think easy. Food that can be cooked and enjoyed outdoors as easily as indoors. These turkey burgers are a perfect summer dish for the everyday meal or to serve at a barbecue. The end result is a juicy turkey burger, full of fruity summer flavor.
Intuitively, you might not consider meat and fruit to be perfect flavor companions, but you will find that their sweet and salty relationship does work. The main challenge with fruit and meat is finding the right combinations. Turkey is a good match for flavor of peaches.
Deliciously spiced with the perfect balance of sweet and savory this turkey burger is topped with smoked cheese and peach chutney all cooked up to perfection and served on focaccia bread instead of the usual burger bun. Swapping out tomatoes for peach chutney also adds to their uniqueness.
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- 454 gm ground, white & dark turkey meat
- 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp EACH salt & pepper
- 150 gm mushrooms, thickly sliced
- 1/2 red onion, sliced
- 1-2 Tbsp oil
- 100 gm smoked cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup bottled peach chutney
- 4 focaccia 'buns', lightly buttered & grilled
- guacamole for garnish if desired
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- In a small dish, combine panko crumbs & milk; allow to soak for 5 minutes. Add mixture to ground turkey along with garlic, Italian seasoning, salt & pepper. Use hands to combine. Divide into 4 equal amounts & press gently into burger patties. Set aside in refrigerator.
- Slice mushrooms & red onion & sauté in oil on a griddle until cooked. Remove from griddle & set aside. Grate cheese. Slice focaccia 'buns' & lightly butter.
- Preheat grill to medium high or use your griddle & cook burgers for about 6-8 minutes per side depending on the thickness. Lightly toast focaccia 'buns'.
- When burgers are nearly cooked, Spread some peach chutney on each burger then divide cheese between them & grill for about 1 minute for cheese to melt.
- On the bottom pieces of focaccia, lay a burger then some sautéed mushrooms & onions. Top with remaining focaccia & serve with guacamole if desired
- Just to keep the prep work easy, I opted for a bottled peach chutney & it was great!
