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SRC Reveal: Lettuce-Wrapped Thai Turkey Burgers


It's time for Group B's July's 2016 for the Secret Recipe Club. This month I was assigned to Terri at Our Good Life



Terri and her husband live in the St. Charles area (Missouri) and use their blog as a creative outlet for their cooking. They have been involved in campaigns such as Ruth Chris' patio party and Josh Cellar Wines - and they are loving their post-retirement life. In addition to recipe posts, they do book reviews, movie reviews and product reviews as well as educational posts, photography, travel, pets, and other life opportunities that pass their way.

They have a wide variety of recipes and I've marked several as to-cook. Their Potatoes with Roasted Citrus Dressing was intriguing as I don't think I've ever roasted citrus before. Soon! I can't wait to try her Shoo Fly Punch with a Kick. Since we're in the middle of moving, I don't have any of my liqueurs on-hand.  And I will certainly be giving her Hummus Deviled Eggs with a slight adaptation as my littlest one is sensitive to garbanzo beans.

But with summer vacation comes lots of grill-time. So, I decided to make a variation of her Thai Turkey Burger. As my husband is gluten-free, I made these lettuce-wrapped and they were a hit.

All three asked, "Do you have any extras?"

What?? No...you don't need to eat more than one burger at a time!

But I did promise that we would make them again soon.

 slightly adapted from 
Our Good Life's Thai Turkey Burger


Ingredients

Relish
  • 1/2 C bell peppers (I used baby bells in red, orange, and yellow), diced
  • 1/2 C cucumber, diced
  • juice from 1 organic lemon or lime (I used a Meyer lemon since we have a tree in our backyard)
Sauce
  • 1 C organic mayonnaise
  • 2 T Sriracha sauce or any hot sauce
  • 4 T cilantro, finely chopped, divided into 1 T + 3 T
  • 1 t freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice
  • 1/2 t cumin
  • 1/4 t black pepper
  • 1/2 t red pepper flakes
  • 1 t furikake


Burgers
  • 8 lettuce leaves, washed and dried
  • 1 lb ground turkey, 93% lean
  • 1 egg
  • 2 T soy sauce or gluten-free tamari
  • 1 T fish sauce
  • 1/2 t black pepper
Procedure

Relish
Combine the peppers, cucumbers, and lemon juice. Refrigerate until ready to serve.


Sauce
Combine mayo, sriracha, 1 T cilantro, lemon juice, cumin, pepper, red pepper flakes and furikake. Refrigerate until ready to serve.


Burgers
Combine turkey, egg, soy sauce or tamari, fish sauce, pepper and remaining cilantro. Form into four patties. Grill about four minutes per side on a hot grill or grill pan. Juices should run clear when you press down on the patty.


Assemble
Spread mayo on bottom leaf.


Place burger on top and top with relish and another lettuce leaf. Enjoy!



Comments

  1. Awesome flavors, Camilla! Great choice!

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  2. This sounds amazing. My niece and great niece are visiting from CA right now and both are gluten intolerant so this might be a good idea for them.

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    1. Yes! This made my gluten-intolerant husband very, very happy.

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  3. I love the idea of serving these as wraps. We love our wraps here! Glad you liked it. We are now living in St. Charles, (MO) but I'd love to know where you saw that we are in JC, obviously I missed someplace that I need to update!

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    1. I think I might have misread (and misunderstood) MO geography. Sorry! I'll fix it.

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    2. LOL, no worries, I just thought I needed to update something. Hugs!

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  4. Who needs buns when burgers look that good wrapped in lettuce? I need to make these soon.

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  5. Sounds to-die for, especially that sauce.

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  6. Those look pretty incredibly delicious! I had to look up what furikake was. I thought I was pretty well versed in Asian cooking, but I didn't know that one!

    Are you giving up your Meyer lemon tree when you move? That seems super sad!

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    1. Sadly, yes. But my parents will be in our house, so I should still be able to raid the tree when needed! ;)

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  7. These burgers seem juicy. I've never done lettuce wraps for burgers before. Such a great idea.

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  8. Yummy! Love the flavors in this one!! Excited I have your blog for August!

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  9. Love the healthy alternatives to buns and I'm a huge turkey fan myself. Use it in much of my cooking instead of ground beef.

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