Southwest Turkey Burger w/PepperJack Cheese and Guacamole Recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients:
1lb. Ground turkey
1/2 C. Salsa, store bought
1T. Chili powder
1t Cumin
3T Cilantro, fresh, coarsely chopped
1 ea Lime, juiced
Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
4sl. pepperjack cheese
4 ea Cormeal dusted kaiser roll
1/2 C. Guacamole (recipe follows)

Method:
Combine all ingredients up to the salt and pepper in a bowl. Do not over mix. Portion meat equally into four patties. Prepare your charcoal grill to a medium high fire. Alternately place grill pan over medium high heat and heat until pan begins to smoke Be sure to wipe the grill grates or grill pan with some oil or pan release spray so that the burgers do not stick due to the lack of fat in the meat. Grill burgers until they reach an internal temperature of 165F from an instant read thermometer. or the center of the burger is firm to the touch. Top burgers with guacamole and pepperjack cook cover another 2-3 minutes until cheese melts and serve on a toasted cornmeal kaiser roll with lettuce.

Guacamole

Ingredients:
2 ea Hass avacados, seeded diced
1 clove garlic, chopped fine
2 ea Roma tomatoes chopped
1T Cilantro, fresh chopped coarsely
1/2 t red pepper flakes
1 ea lime, juiced
salt & pepper to taste

Method:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl cover and chill until needed.

I made these for a client who wanted just turkey burgers and not beef. I thought about it and I really didn’t want to give him just a plain turkey burger, so I gave myself creative licensing so to speak and came up with this recipe which was adapted from George Stella’s book, Livin’ Low Carb: Family Recipes Stella- Style . Needless to say the client was very pleased with the end product.

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