Dinner – Turkey Zucchini Burger with Side Salad

1) 1 pound ground 97% fat free turkey meat

2) 2 zucchinni

3) A mix of spices (I use oregano, italian, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and garlic powder)

1) Mixed Greens

2) Brocoli Slaw

3) Cucumber

4) Cherry Tomatoes

5) Soy Sauce

6) Garlic Salt and Garlic Powder

7) 1/4 Avocado (not pictured but it’s really good with it)

Set broiler on high and let heat up while you mix the meat and ingredients

Grate 2 zucchinis (I cup them up into small pieces and put into blender on grind section because it’s a bit faster)

In a large bowl, mix 1 pound extra lean ground turkey meat, grated zucchini, salt, 1 tbs garlic powder, 1 tbs oregano, 2 tbs basil, some onion powder if you have/like, 1 tbs black pepper and 1 tbs smoked paprika (I change the amounts based on what I have in the cupboard/what I feel like. Generally any seasoning you like will add to the burgers flavors and taste good).

I put burgers on well oiled baking sheet as they usually stick

You can either do bigger fewer burgers and cook for a bit longer or smaller burgers and make more servings

Generally I’ll make 6 medium sized patties with these ingredients

Place burgers in oven and broil for 8-9 minutes, take out, flip burgers and repeat for another 8-9 minutes (Just make sure to keep an eye on them)

You want them to be browned and crisp on the outside but juicy on the inside

Turkey is hard to tell when it’s fully cooked so I like to use a meat thermometer just to make sure

Fry up some broccoli slaw with garlic salt, olive oil spray and soy sauce- (this will add some different texture to your salad)

Place slaw on mixed greens and top with cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and avocado

The smooth avocado and crunchy broccoli slaw really compliment each other

Top salad with plain balsamic vinegar