La bella italian turkey burger
A flavorful Italian turkey burger recipe featuring a blend of pine nuts, bell pepper, basil, and other ingredients. This dish is ideal for those following an Italian cuisine-inspired diet and is perfect for summer grilling. It provides a good coverage of vitamins and minerals and is a delicious twist on traditional burgers.
Ingredients
black pepper
1 pinch
hamburger buns
4
free range eggs
1
extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp
fresh basil
1 cup
fresh bel gioioso mozzarella
8 ounces
fresh rosemary
1 Tbsp
garlic
1 Tbsp
lean ground turkey
1 pound
italian sweet turkey sausage
1 pound
mayonnaise
1 Tbsp
oregano
1 Tbsp
pine nuts
2 Tbsps
red bell peppers
1
salt
0.25 tsps
spinach
1 cup
fresh thyme leaves
1 Tbsp
Method
- Mix first 8 ingredients together thoroughly then add salt & pepper and olive oil. Form 8 thin patties with the meat mixture.
- Cut mozzarella into 1/4 inch pieces. On top of one patty, scatter 4-5 mozzarella pieces throughout the center of the meat leaving a little space between each cube. Be careful not to put cheese too close to the edges or it will leak out during grilling.
- Place another patty on top and seal edges together until cheese is completely buried.
- Cut off the top of the red bell pepper and remove seeds and core. Then slice into 1/4 rings and brush lightly with olive oil.Pesto Sauce: In a dry frying pan, quickly toast the pine nuts. Should take less than 3 minutes. In a food processor, pulse basil leaves, toasted pine nuts and salt & pepper. simultaneously adding olive oil through the feed tube. Once good puree is achieved, add the mayo and pulse 2-3 more times, scraping sides to make sure its thoroughly mixed. Cook burgers meat over low to medium heat. Be sure to coat grill with non-stick spray. Cook about 8-10 minutes on each side. Try not to flip the burger too often as it tends to crumble. If the mozzarella starts to ooze out, don't worry... that's a sign that your burger is almost done.
- Place red pepper rings on the upper or outer edges of grill. Cook 2-3 minutes on each side.
- Brush olive oil on the insides of both halves of the sourdough buns and also place on the upper or outer edges of grill.
- Remove when lightly toasted.
- Spread pesto sauce on top & bottom bun. place spinach leaves on bottom bun and place meat on top of spinach leaves.
- Garnish top of meat with grilled red bell pepper, fold the halves together and you have La Bella Burger!
Nutrition:
Carbs
33 g
Fat
51 g
Protein
64 g
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