Oprah’s Favorite Turkey Burger
By Carley Wegner
Monday, August 04, 2008
Normally I like to share recipes that are pretty simple to make with few ingredients but I couldn’t pass up this delicious recipe for Turkey Burgers I saw on a recent episode of Oprah-- which by the way who doesn’t love Oprah?
The episode was “Oprah’s Favorite Things for Summer” and she started the show with this recipe. Apparently she went to one of Donald Trump’s hotels and fell in love with this burger. My husband and I tried them this weekend and while they do take some time to make, they were definitely worth it!!
Ingredients
• 1/4 cup scallion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
• 3 granny smith apples, peeled and diced
• 1/8 cup canola oil
• 4 lbs ground turkey breast
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons Tabasco chipotle pepper sauce
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of, grated
• 1/2 bunch parsley, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup Major Grey chutney, pureed
Directions
1. Sauté the scallions, celery and apples in the canola oil until tender. Let cool.
2. Place the ground turkey in a large mixing bowl. Add sautéed items and the remaining ingredients. Shape into eight 8-ounce burgers. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
3. Season the turkey burgers with salt and pepper. Place on a preheated, lightly oiled grill. Grill each side for 7 minutes until meat is thoroughly cooked. Let sit for 5 minutes.
COMMENTS
Hi, I’m the ex-WITN “heyMarvan” guy. Anyway my brother Pete and I worked a paint business years ago. On days when we cooked out we made “MoFo burgers” They are grilled hamburgers about 6 to 8 inches thick stuffed with cubed assorted cheeses, colored peppers (yellow,green and red) and assorted onion (red, white and yellow). They need to cook to well done always. If we weren’t spreading paint or beer were weren’t watching Oprah, sorry.