These healthy, juicy Southwestern Turkey Burgers are stuffed with lettuce, tomatoes, a simple guacamole, and a spicy aioli made with piquillo peppers and chipotle peppers! It’s the ultimate turkey burger recipe made in just 20 minutes!
If you like this turkey burger, you should make my Steak & Fontina Cheese Panini with Chimichurri next! It’s gonna be another family favorite!
Southwestern Turkey Burgers with Guacamole & Spicy Aioli
I cannot believe we have come to end for our Burger Week already!
I’m kinda sad about it, aren’t you?!
Lucky for you I decided to keep the best one for last so we are going out with a big bang today!
This Southwestern Turkey Burger was actually the second burger I tested of the group for burger week, but hands down our favorite.
The ground turkey mixture totally makes this dish shine, its actually the same base recipe I used for my Roasted Pepper Turkey Burger which has roasted red pepper and roasted poblano on top with goat cheese! If you haven’t checked that one out do it, its an oldie on JHE but a goodie! 🙂
The ground turkey mixture which becomes your burger patty has finely diced onions, garlic, fresh cilantro, ground cumin, and an egg for a binder. You will LOVE the flavor that this turkey burger gives off, in fact, dare I say it may be your new favorite over beef! Its so juicy too!
This burger is topped with lettuce, tomato, and a simple guacamole mixture which is just lime, avocado, and salt (easy peasy). But the kicker is this Spicy Aioli. Have you ever had piquillo peppers before? They are a type of red chili but it has more of a sweet taste instead of heat. I added a couple Piquillo peppers as well as chipotle pepper and lime to some mayo and this delicious aioli was born!
On Wednesday I gave you a bunch of tips on how to get the best burger… well I have one more.
Toast the buns!
I know its a simple thing and it literally takes 1 minute to do, but it adds so much flavor to your burger and the warm crunchy texture of the bun just amps everything up that much more! Do it! I promise you will notice a difference!
Alright folks, that wraps up burger week here at JHE, in case you missed it be sure to check out the other burgers featured this week.
BBQ Chicken Burger with Caramelized Onions
Italian Cheeseburger with Sun Dried Tomato, Arugula, and Basil Pesto Aioli
Till next time…
IF YOU MAKE ONE OF THESE BURGER RECIPES, BE SURE TO SNAP A PIC AND HASHTAG IT#JOYFULHEALTHYEATS. I LOVE SEEING WHAT YOU MAKE!
Southwestern Turkey Burgers with Spicy Aioli
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
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Cook Time: 10 minutes
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Total Time: 20 minutes
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Yield: 6-8 burgers 1x
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Category: Dinner
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Method: Grill
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Cuisine: American
Description
These healthy, juicy Southwestern Turkey Burgers are stuffed with lettuce, tomatoes, a simple guacamole, and a spicy aioli made with piquillo peppers and chipotle peppers! It’s the ultimate turkey burger recipe made in just 20 minutes!
Ingredients
Southwestern Turkey Burger:
- 2lb ground turkey
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup finely diced onion
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, diced
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 3 garlic clove, minced
- 2 egg whites
- salt & pepper
Guacamole:
- 2 avocados
- juice of one lime
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Spicy Mayo:
- 2 roasted piquillo peppers
- 1 small chipotle peppers (from a can of chipotle peppers in adobe sauce)
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 2 teaspoons of lime juice
Other Ingredients:
- Roma Tomato, sliced
- Butter or Boston Lettuce
- 6–8 buns
Instructions
- Heat grill to medium-high heat, about 400°F.
- Add piquillo peppers, chipotle pepper, mayo, and lime juice to a food processor. Blend until smooth and the peppers are finely chopped. Set aside.
- In a small bowl add avocado, lime juice, and salt. Using a fork, gently smash the avocado – be careful not to over-smash you want it to be somewhat chunky. Set aside.
- Add ground turkey, almond flour, diced onion, fresh cilantro, ground cumin, garlic cloves, egg white, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Using your hands mix so everything is combined.
- Form ground turkey mixture into 6-8 equal patties.
- Place turkey burgers on the grill, and grill for 4-5 minutes per side. (DO NOT push the burger with your spatula it pushes all the juices out) Remove from grill and let sit.
- Place buns on the grill and toast for 1 minute. Remove from grill.
- Assemble burger – bottom bun, spicy mayo, guacamole, burger, tomato and lettuce.
- Devour!
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All the YAS! I am glad I came upon this recipe because I made it just now and had to come back and RAVE. Most recipes you come across people are like “I’ll have to try that”-TRUST ME-try this. Next time I’m adding some lime and jalapenos to the mix.
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haha.. HURRAY! So glad you liked it Michelle. It is my go to Turkey Burger in the summer. It’s even good without the bun because there is so much flavor. The jalapenos addition… love it.. my kinda girl!
I made this recipe over the weekend and it was a big hit for me and my boyfriend. I doubled the recipe, omitted the onion, subbed cilantro paste instead of fresh, and used just 1 egg but it still turned out perfectly! Thanks for our new go-to turkey burger recipe!
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Hurray! So excited it was a hit! This burger is definitely one of our favorite turkey burgers in the summer!
This is driving me crazy! I’m envisioniong myself taking a big bite on this Southwestern Turkey Burger right now HAHA! I love fresh beef burgers but this is something I want to try for a change! I definitely love seeing what you make! #joyfulhealthyeats
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haha.. right! I love a big beef burger too but this turkey burger is a game changer for sure! 🙂 Thank you so much for all the sweet comments Ariette! Totally made my day!
What a great way to end burger week! These look amazing and I agree, you HAVE to toast the buns!
Thanks so much Tonia! And amen to toasted buns! 🙂 hehe
Turkey burgers, written down already for tomorrow lunch 🙂
hurray! Enjoy!
We love turkey burgers! They are the best! That spicy aioli is calling my name!
Turkey burgers are the best for sure and this aioli is sublime with them!