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| The leaning tower of Turkey Burgers |
Last week I gave you the chance to vote on which recipe you’d like to see on the blog next in a poll on my Facebook page. I’d got a few ideas floating around but I’ve been so busy what with my final exams at law school and looking for a job, I hadn’t quite had the chance to put pen to paper so to speak.
Those of you that voted decided you wanted to see my Italian
Turkey Burgers!
I used to make burgers a lot at university and over the last
few months I’ve reignited my passion for them. Not only is it slowly but surely
becoming BBQ season – the time during which burgers are king – I’ve also
recently bought a burger press so I can finally produce professional looking
patties. |
| The patties |
What I love most about a burger is that you can flavour it
with almost anything!
The meat you choose is your base. I find beef is
particularly good with deep flavours. It is stronger than turkey mince so can
take the addition of smokey BBQ flavours, as well as salty cheese. Turkey mince
on the other hands requires more delicate flavouring.
This burger is very much a “light” burger – not only because
it’s made with turkey mince which is leaner than beef mince, but because it is
built up in its bun with fresh spinach, succulent beef tomato slices and creamy
(low fat) mozzarella as well as sweet caramelised onion rings. Each layer is
carefully selected to bring a fresh, summery (and Italian) flavour to the
burger.
