Turkey Burgers with Mango Salsa

Turkey Burgers with Mango Salsa

I celebrated the spring-like February weather by making these last week.  The mango salsa screams warm weather and burgers always make me think grills, picnics and everything wonderful about summer!  Of course, now snow is in the forecast tonight, but perhaps that means it’s the perfect time to make these!  Winter outside, but tropical paradise inside…can you really beat that?!

Ingredients

1 Mango, peeled and diced

2 Jalapenos, cored and diced

1 Teaspoon cilantro, minced (more if you love cilantro…I am definitely a cilantro in moderation kind of gal!)

1 Tablespoon orange juice

1 Pound ground turkey breast

¼ Cup spicy mango marinade (recommended brand: KC Masterpiece)

1 Small red onion, diced

1 Garlic clove, minced

2 Tablespoons bread crumbs

1 Teaspoon kosher salt

½ Teaspoon pepper

1 Tablespoon olive oil

4 Burger buns

Step 1
Prepare the salsa.  Peel and small dice the mango.  Core and small dice the jalapeno and add it to a bowl with the mango.  Mince the cilantro and add it to the mango mixture; stir to combine and add the orange juice.  The orange juice will help the mango macerate slightly, but they will stay fairly firm.  Set the salsa aside.

Step 2
Dice the red onion.  If you have a large red onion, use half.  You don’t want too much onion because you want the burgers to hold together.  Mince the garlic.  Put the turkey in a bowl.  Add the onion, garlic, marinade, bread crumbs, salt and pepper to the meat.  Mix to just combine; if meat is over mixed, it will become tough.

Step 3
Score the meat into quarters.  Form four even sized burgers.

Step 4
Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a large skillet over medium heat.  When the oil is hot, add the burgers.  Cook on each side about 4 minutes (8 minutes total).  Remove the burgers from the heat and let them rest for 5 minutes, so they will not fall apart.

Step 5
Place a burger on the bottom half of each bun.  Top with a layer of mango salsa.


Gastronome's Note:  You will probably have leftover mango salsa...this is a VERY good thing!  It tastes delicious on tortilla chips!