Not Your Usual Turkey Burger

 Turkey Burgers with Smoky Aioli 

For the burgers:

1 lb ground dark turkey meat (thighs not breast)

2 T olive oil

slices of cheese (your preference)

• mix ground meat with olive oil, form into patties; use your thumb to make a small indentation in the center of each patty for better final shape.  Grill or broil (remember the rules about broiling-THEY WILL BURN if you don't watch them).  Add cheese when they are nearly done.
• saute thickly sliced onions (and or sliced bell peppers, mushrooms, whatever you like. Sliced fennel might be good). To saute onions put some olive oil in a frying pan and when hot add the onion slices and sprinkle with salt which will help soften them. Cook on medium heat til you like the looks of them. I like mine brownish and very soft, nearly caramelized. Pile them on your burger.

Smoky Aioli

1/2 t cumin seeds

1/2 t coriander seeds

1/2 c mayonnaise

2 T olive oil

2 t fresh lemon juice

1 1/2 t smoked paprika (spanish not hungarian)

1 or 2 garlic clove minced

• toast cumin seeds and coriander seeds for better flavor and then crush in a mortor and pestle or grind in coffee grinder. Or if you can't be bothered just use ground cumin and coriander. Whisk it all together.

Buns

  

     

Or you could just buy them.  But Patrick says they make everything taste better...