Best Avocado Alfalfa Turkey Burger Recipes

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories main-dish

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 medium sweet potato, peeled and sliced lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick planks
3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
4 frozen turkey burger patties
2 cups packed kale leaves, stemmed and torn
1/2 cup salted roasted almonds
1 lemon, juiced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 avocado
1/2 cup mayonnaise
4 whole-wheat hamburger buns
1/4 cup alfalfa sprouts
1 medium beefsteak tomato, sliced into 4 pieces

Steps:

Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat.
Brush both sides of the sweet potato slices with 1 tablespoon of the oil. Grill the slices on one side of the grill pan until dark grill marks appear and the slices can be pierced easily with a knife, 3 to 4 minutes a side. Grill the turkey burgers on the other side of the grill pan according to the package directions for the grill.
Meanwhile, add the kale, almonds, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon salt, a few grinds of pepper and the remaining 3/4 cup oil to a blender. Puree, scraping the sides as needed, until smooth.
Mash the avocado with a fork in a medium bowl until smooth. Fold in the mayonnaise until combined.
Spread the kale pesto on both halves of each hamburger bun, then spread the avocado mayonnaise on top of the pesto. Top the bottom half of each bun with 1 tablespoon alfalfa sprouts and a burger patty. Top the burger patties with some sweet potato slices, a tomato slice and the top bun.

Avocado-Alfalfa Turkey Burger image

Provided by Richard Blais

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/4 cup ketchup
1 1/2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses (available at Whole Foods)
1 Hass avocado
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 pound ground turkey (97 percent lean)
Vegetable-oil cooking spray
4 slices Monterey Jack cheese
2 small vine-ripened tomatoes, sliced
4 ounces alfalfa sprouts
4 whole-wheat hamburger buns, toasted

Steps:

In a bowl, combine ketchup and molasses; season with salt and pepper. In another bowl, crush avocado with juice; season with salt. Form turkey into four patties. Coat a grill pan or grill rack with cooking spray. Grill patties over medium-high heat until internal temperature reaches 165°F, 20 minutes. Top each with 1 cheese slice. Divide ketchup mixture, burgers, tomatoes, avocado mixture and alfalfa sprouts among buns.