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Ingredients
- 1 1/3 pound ground turkey breast, the average weight of 1 package
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1 serrano or jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
- 1-inch ginger root, grated
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, a few sprigs, leaves stripped and chopped
- 1 teaspoon allspice, eyeball the amount
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated or ground
- 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
- Coarse salt
- Extra-virgin olive oil or vegetable oil, for drizzling
- 1 ripe lime, juiced
- 4 bib or green leaf lettuce leaves
- 4 crusty plain or cornmeal dusted Kaiser rolls, split
Papaya Salsa:
- 1 large, ripe papaya, seeded, peeled and diced
- 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
- 1/4 red onion, finely chopped
- 1 serrano or jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves, a palm full of leafy tops, finely chopped
- 1 navel orange, juiced
- Coarse salt
Directions
Preheat a large nonstick skillet, indoor grill pan or tabletop grill to medium high heat. Combine the turkey, garlic, scallions, ginger, thyme, allspice, nutmeg, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Form mixture into 4 large patties no more than 1-inch thick. Drizzle the patties with a touch of oil. Place patties in a hot pan or on a hot grill and cook 6 minutes on each side. Squeeze the juice of 1 ripe lime over the patties before removing them from the heat. Place the cooked patties on bun bottoms and top with lettuce leaves.
Combine the papaya, red bell pepper, red onion, serrano or jalapeno, cilantro and orange juice in a bowl. Season salsa with salt, to your taste. Pile salsa on top of the lettuce resting on cooked patties and add bun tops to the burgers. Serve with Chili Lime Avocados and pineapple wedges.
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By michelelyon_702244
Santa Fe, NM
on May 16, 2012
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We thought these burgers were wonderful!! I served them on onion buns with mayo spread on the bottoms only. I also used mango instead of papaya.
By mkechk8998
Milwaukee
on July 11, 2010
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The worst Rachael Ray recipe I've tried, and possibly the worst recipe I've tried in the last year. The burgers stayed together, but were extremely dry and didn't have the jerk flavor I was expecting. The papaya salsa didn't improve the flavor either, although the salsa was decent on its own. Not recommended.
By toriwhitelaw15_...
Houston, TX
on November 06, 2008
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I don't know if i made some mistake, but I followed the recipie exactly for the turkey burgers and they tasted terrible. I think it was the combination of spices used. The burgers tasted terrible, and did not have the kind of jerk flavor I remember from trips to the Carribean. None of my friends or I could eat them, so I ended throwing out a lot of expensive burgers. I might try again with maybe a different type of meat and a premade Jerk spice mix from the store. The burgers held up well to pan frying and had a nice color and texture expecially with the salsa.
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