Best Rosemary Grilled Turkey Burgers Recipes

ROSEMARY TURKEY BURGERS

Steps:

• Place turkey, shallot (or onion**) in a bowl with rosemary, salt, and lemon pepper and parmesan. Using a fork, mix together well. Shape into four patties - the mixture will be quite loose - press the meat into ½-inch or so, thick patties. Put the patties on a sheet of waxed paper and pop in the freezer for about 15 minutes (this makes them much easier to handle, to be a little bit frozen).
• You may also place in a zipper bag, remove the air and freeze for up to 1 month. Be sure to label what's in the bag, you think you'll remember, but, um, you won't.
• Preheat a cast-iron pan over medium-high heat until good and hot (about 7 minutes, yes 7). Add the oil and the turkey patties. Cook the patties about five minutes on each side. Serve on buns (lightly toast the buns if you like), with cheese (melt it if you like) and condiments of your choice.
• These burgers are amazing with caramelized onions on them. Use the recipe from my French Three Onion Soup for how to cook the onions.
• Dried rosemary may be used, but only use about 1/2 teaspoon.
• Check the salt content in your lemon pepper, or purchase a salt-free version.

HERBED TURKEY BURGER

Steps:

• Sauté the onions and garlic: Sauté the chopped onion in olive oil for 3 minutes over medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté for another 2 minutes, or until the garlic begins to brown. Remove from heat. Transfer the onions, garlic, and oil to a large bowl to cool down.
• Make the burger mix: Once the onions are cool to the touch, add the ground turkey, salt, pepper, and herbs into the bowl. Using your hands, gently mix everything until well combined. You want the herbs mixed in without overworking the meat (which would make the burgers tough).
• Form the meat into patties: Use your fingers to form a slight indentation in the middle of the patties. When burgers cook, the meat contracts from the edges. If the middle part is slightly thinner than the edges it will help the patties finish with a more even shape and less of a bulge in the middle.
• Cook the burgers: Cook on a hot grill or in a hot cast iron frying pan for 5 to 6 minutes per side, until cooked through (165°F if using a meat thermometer). If using a grill , first pre-heat the grill on high for 10 minutes and coat the grates with a little vegetable oil. If using a frying pan , put a little oil in the pan first to help keep the burgers from sticking. A trick my mother uses when making burgers in a cast iron frying pan is to sprinkle the bottom of the pan with a little salt. The salt acts sort of like ball bearings, keeping the patties from sticking when you go to flip them.
• Serve the burgers: Toast the buns and serve the burgers with the accompaniments of your choice-sliced onions, lettuce, sliced tomatoes, bacon, mayonnaise (especially good with mayo), mustard, relish, and/or ketchup.

TURKEY BURGERS WITH BRIE, CRANBERRIES, AND FRESH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
• Combine the white bread, garlic, and boiling water in a mixing bowl; mash with a fork to combine. Add the turkey, red onion, cranberries, Brie, rosemary, ketchup, salt, and pepper; mix thoroughly with your hands. Shape the mixture into 6 patties.
• Cook under the preheated broiler until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 6 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

TURKEY BURGERS WITH ROSEMARY "AIOLI"

Steps:

• 1. For "Aioli": In a small bowl combine mayo, rosemary, garlic, vinegar, olive oil, Dijon, salt, and pepper. Cover and refrigerate while you prepare the rest of the meal.
• 2. For burgers: In a medium bowl, combine turkey, onion, garlic, rosemary, Worcestershire, pepper, and salt.
• 3. Form into 4 patties.
• 4. Grill over medium-hot coals for about 5 minutes per side. For indoor cooking, preheat a griddle to medium heat and cook about 5 minutes per side.
• 5. Place a slice of cheese on each patty 3-5 minutes before it's done.
• 6. Butter the cut side of each bun.
• 7. Grill until golden about 1-2 minutes, same goes for the indoor preparation.
• 8. Allow burgers to rest a few minutes before serving. Assemble topping with lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, and "Aioli." Enjoy!

ROSEMARY GRILLED TURKEY BURGERS

Steps:

• Start your grill. Layer 3 large pieces of aluminum foil, bending up the edges slightly. Oil lightly to prevent the burgers from sticking.
• In a large bowl, mix all ingredients except rosemary sprigs.
• Mixture will be quite moist, but you can add more bread crumbs if it is too moist to form into patties.
• Form into 5 burgers.
• When the coals are medium hot, place the the foil "tray" on the grill and arrange the burgers on top.
• Place the sprigs of rosemary around the burgers.
• Grill, covered, for about 40 minutes, flipping burgers once half way through.
• Serve on buns with all your favorite toppings!