Zucchini Turkey Burgers

2/25/2013

Comparing turkey burgers to beef burgers is kind of like comparing steak to chicken. Apples to oranges. There's no comparing the two - they are two completely different burgers.

Personally, I love a great turkey burger and I am always on the lookout for new turkey burger recipes. Ground turkey varies in fat content just like beef and using lean ground turkey breast in a burger can yield a very dry burger. I found this recipe for a zucchini burger on greenlitebites.com. What better way to keep a lean burger moist than to add grated zucchini? Genius idea Green Lite Bites.

Fortunately, I already had some
mini zucchini's from Trader Joe's in my refrigerator.

Zucchini Turkey Burgers
20 oz Lean Ground Turkey
1/2 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
About 1 cup grated zucchini ~125g
3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp dried parsley
1 egg
Pinch of Kosher Salt and Pepper

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl.

Mix together with hands.

Shape into 6 patties.

Sometimes I have trouble keeping my burgers from falling apart on the grill so I put them in the freezer while I heated up the grill. (About 15 minutes.) Grill. I put them on the grill for about 8 minutes per side.