LEMON & THYME TURKEY BURGERS

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These low-fat turkey burgers are flavoured with onion and herbs, wrapped in a single rasher of streaky bacon for added flavour - a surefire family hit

Provided by Mary Cadogan

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion , finely chopped
500g pack minced turkey
zest 1 lemon
2 tsp fresh thyme leaves or 1 tsp dried
2 tbsp chopped parsley
4 thin rashers streaky bacon
buns, lettuce leaves, sliced tomato and tomato sauce , to serve

Steps:

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat the oil in a small pan, add the onion, fry for a few mins until lightly browned and soft, then cool. Mix the turkey with the lemon zest, thyme, parsley, onion and seasoning until well combined.
Shape the mixture into 4 burgers and wrap a rasher of bacon around each. Put in a roasting tin, bake for 20-25 mins, then pan-fry for a few mins on each side to crisp up the bacon. Serve in a bun with lettuce, sliced tomato, tomato sauce and vegetable chips (recipe below).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 206 calories, Fat 8 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 31 grams protein, Sodium 0.69 milligram of sodium