Jewels Turkey-Jasmine Burgers |
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 12 Minutes |
Ready In: 37 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Ingredients:
1 cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced rounds |
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced |
1/4 cup rice vinegar |
1/8 cup sugar |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 1/4 pounds ground turkey |
1/3 cup steamed jasmine rice |
1/4 cup panko |
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions |
1 large egg |
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil |
1 tablespoon soy sauce |
1 thai chili or serrano chile, seeded and minced |
1 teaspoon sugar |
salt and freshly ground black pepper |
1 tablespoon peanut oil |
4 sesame hamburger buns |
1/2 cup homemade mayonnaise or store-bought |
1 teaspoon wasabi powder |
1/2 teaspoon minced ginger |
1 teaspoon finely chopped lemon peel |
Directions:
1. Cucumber salad: Toss cucumbers, onions, rice vinegar, sugar, and salt in a medium sized bowl. Let it marinate at room temperature for 1 hour.
2. Burger: Mix ground turkey, rice, panko, green onions, egg, sesame oil, soy sauce, Thai chile, and sugar very well. Make into 4 patties. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Heat peanut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute burgers until cooked through, approximately 5 to 6 minutes per side (depending on how thick you make them).
4. Wasabi mayonnaise: While burgers are cooking, toast buns, and mix mayonnaise, with wasabi powder, ginger, and lemon peel in a small bowl.
5. Drain cucumber salad well.
6. Smear 1 tablespoon wasabi mayonnaise on toasted bun halves, spread with a layer of drained cucumber salad, then top with burger and cover with bun top.
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