Another Asian Turkey Burgers With Sesame Mayonnaise

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 slices whole wheat bread, crusts removed, torn into pieces
• 12 ounces lean ground turkey breast
• 8 ounces sliced water chestnuts, rinsed and chopped
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 scallions, trimmed and sliced
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons nonfat yogurt or 2 tablespoons low-fat plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon chopped scallion
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• sesame seeds
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat grill to medium-high.
• 2 place bread in a food processor and pulse into fine crumbs.
• 3 transfer to a large bowl.
• 4 add ground turkey, water chestnuts, hoisin, scallions, ginger, garlic and salt; mix well. (the mixture will be moist.).
• 5 with dampened hands, form the mixture into four 1/2-inch-thick patties.
• 6 oil the grill rack.
• 7 brush the patties with sesame oil.
• 8 grill until browned and no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes per side. (an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center should register 165°f.).
• 9 prepare sesame mayonnaise with a twist:.
• 10 combine mayonnaise, yogurt, scallions, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt & pepper in a small bowl; whisk until blended. then add the sesame seeds, if you choose to.