5/26/2009

Spike Mendelsohn's White House Turkey Burgers

This is a dish the president likes, can't wait to try it.

Ingredients:
2 lbs ground Turkey
1 Cup diced celery
1 Cup diced apples
1 Cup diced red onions
1 Tblsp mango salsa
Handful of chopped Parsley
Juice of 2 lemons, and fine zest from the lemons
1 Tblsp Olive Oil
Neutral Cooking Oil
A dash of Cayenne
Salt & pepper to taste
Slices of Munster cheese

Method:
1. Heat olive oil over medium heat, and toss in the red onions, turning them so they don't burn; "sweat" this for about 45 seconds, turning with wooden spoon so it doesn't burn
2. Add apples and celery and mango salsa, sprinkle in cayenne then salt & pepper, and season to taste. Keep stirring while everything binds; scrape the pan, and toss in chopped parsley at the last minute, then set aside to cool.
3. When ingredients are cool, combine with turkey meat. Squeeze in the lemon juice while combining, and add the lemon zest. Mash it all together well, so fruit and onions are well distributed throughout the meat. Spike suggests re-seasoning a little at this point, to taste. Make eight balls with the mixture, and refrigerate until ready to cook.
4. To cook burgers: In a deep skillet, heat a small amount of neutral cooking oil on medium heat, almost to the smoking point. Put in four burger balls to cook at a time, and flatten down with a spatula. Cook for 3 minutes and flip, and cook an additional 3 minutes on the other side. In the last 30 seconds of cooking, pop Munster cheese slices on burgers, and cover pan so it melts.
5. Serve on toasted Multi-grain buns, with lettuce and tomato slices, and top with Spike's Gucamole (recipe below).

Spike's Guacamole

Ingredients:
3 Avocados
1 Cup ripped cilantro
2 Tblsp chopped red onions
Juice of 2 lemons
Salt

Method:
1. Peel and pit avocados and crush with a whisk
2. Stir in lemon juice, onions, and cilantro
3. Add a couple of finely chopped chilis for heat, if you prefer
4. Salt to taste (lightly)

Serve on Turkey Burgers.

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