Food / 4 May, 2020 / Jane Clarke

How To Make Spicy Turkey Burgers With Avocado Cream

These Mexican-inspired burgers are a low-fat alternative to the usual beef burgers. The avocado cream makes a tasty replacement for commercially made ketchup or mayonnaise.

Serves 4
Prep 15 mins
Cook 12 – 15 mins

Ingredients

For the patties

• 450g (1lb) minced turkey
• 50g (13?4oz) fresh white breadcrumbs
• 1 mild red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
• 2 heaped tbsp finely chopped coriander
• 2 large spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped
• zest of 1 lime
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil

For the avocado cream

• 1 very ripe avocado
• 1 tsp lime juice
• 2 heaped tbsp low-fat sour cream salt and freshly ground black pepper

To serve

• 4 burger buns
• lettuce leaves, sliced tomatoes, cucumber (optional)

Method:

• Place all the ingredients for the patties, except the oil, in a large bowl and mix well. Make sure the mixture is thoroughly combined.
• Form 4 equal-sized balls of burger mixture. Place them on a chopping board and pat them down on top, and around the edges, to make 4 evenly sized patties. Do not compress the mixture too much, or the burgers will be tough when cooked.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the patties for 5-6 minutes on each side, until they are well browned and cooked through.
• For the avocado cream, mash the avocado and the lime juice together until smooth. Mix in the sour cream and season well.
• Assemble the burgers by placing the cooked patties in the buns, along with as many fillings as you like, and add a spoonful of avocado cream on top.

Avocado
Ripe avocado adds a smooth, buttery taste to this recipe, and is packed with good fats, fibre, and vitamins.

Nutrition data per serving

• Energy 480 kcals
• Protein 36 g
• Fat 18 g
• Saturated fat 4 g
• Carbohydrate 43 g
• Sugar 3 g
• Fibre 3.5 g
• Salt 1.4 g

Complete Family Nutrition, by Jane Clarke, published by DK, £16.99, dk.com

Jane Clarke’s Complete Family Nutrition