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These burgers are delicious with a mix of roasted poblano pepper, onion and garlic. The mixture tastes amazing and keeps the burgers soft and juicy. I used turkey meat but you can use lamb, beef or pork- any meat will work really well. I served the burgers with a special low-fat mayo I made at home. I have trouble spreading the regular mayo on my burger- it has so much fat. So, I decided to make my own- not from scratch.. so don’t worry. I took some non-fat Greek yogurt to which I added a bit of store bought mayo, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt and lemon juice. It is a delicious and healthy condiment and it complements the burger really well.

I also had some extra guacamole… I served some on top of each burger. It was a bit messy to eat but definitely worth it. The burgers were delicious. You can served grilled corn or a potato salad with the burgers. Recipe coming up tomorrow…
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Here is another burger recipe. As I mentioned before, I am trying to create a different burger every Sunday- which is our day for grilling. The other day my husband and I were at a specialty food store- Eden Gourmet. We were looking to buy things for dinner including some veggies and some meat. My husband peeked into their cold storage case and saw a few different kinds of pre-made burgers. He wanted to buy the basil burgers but I insisted on buying the ground meat so I can make my own. I told him I will make the burgers with basil and garlic and will add more flavor to them and obviously make them yummier- plus I am always leary about pre-made meats.. I never what all is in there…

I decided to add fresh basil and garlic into the grass fed beef we bought. Speaking of grass fed… I think it is important to get the best quality meat that you can buy.. it makes the a huge difference with taste when you buy good quality ingredients. I thought about doctoring up some store bought mayo but then realized how much fat it has.. so, I decided to add one tablespoon of mayo to some non-fat Greek yogurt. I then added kalamata olives, sundried tomatoes, garlic, salt and pepper. The spread tasted amazing and it was hard to tell how healthy it was….

The burgers were delicious with some grilled baby zucchinis and potatoes.. recipes to follow…
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Here is another recipe for the long weekend coming up. I think I have mentioned before how my daughter recently started eating hamburgers… which makes things easier in the summer. I have challenged myself to come up with a new type of burger every Sunday.. lets see how long that lasts…

Anyway, she eats burgers but only likes the ones I make. I like my burgers with herbs and spices inside the meat.. and she is used to that. Anyway, I am flattered but I would like for her to start eating burgers outside as well… although I would rather have her eat the ground beef I get which is always grass fed instead of eating God knows what…

This particular one has Indian flavors running through it. Try it for the long weekend…
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I originally thought I should cook a steak marinated in Thai style ingredients but I just couldn’t think of making anything else but a burger- I just had to. So, I did a bit of research and came up with this recipe. These burgers are absolutely delicious. I had to make quite a few patties so ended up buying about three pounds of meat. You can cut the recipe in half and make bigger patties- I like to make small, thin ones and so for me a little meat goes a long way. You can also make extra and freeze the patties for another day.

I started with ground turkey, although ground chicken will be delicious as well. I added sweet, savory, spicy and tangy components to the meat including some ground peanuts. Almost like a chicken satay…

I bought brioche rolls for the burgers as they have a bit of sweetness to them which went perfectly well with the spicy, savory patties. For condiments we had sliced tomatoes, onions and some wild arugula.

For the best part of the burger- the mango pineapple chutney- it is a great addition to this dish. The chutney is cooked with shallots, canned pineapple, fresh mangoes, ginger, garlic, and lots of other delicious ingredients. This fresh condiment really took the burgers to a whole new level. I would encourage you to make this chutney with any kind of burgers you end up serving for this holiday.

Overall, the Thai style burgers were a huge success- make these for the fourth of July weekend…
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Well, we are a week away from the official start to the barbecue season. Although this past year I have been very good about grilling regardless of the weather- but there is something special about this time of year. Everyone dusts off the outside furniture and the grill getting ready for lazy summer days.

We recently cleaned out our grill- I actually was trying to convince my husband to buy a new one since this one is about nine years old. He was not convinced, since it had never given us trouble. After we changed the grates and cleaned the inside- really well- it was like new again.

I digress-as usual… the idea was to talk about these fabulous lamb burgers. I wanted to post something different for Memorial day and instead of beef or turkey burgers, I decided to use lamb- and lamb made me think of Moroccan food. So, I started doing some research and came up with this fabulous burger recipe. It has garlic, shallots, cilantro, cumin and harissa- which is a Moroccan hot sauce. It was a big hit- super flavorful. I paired it with a sun dried tomato and herb mayonnaise- it is a great combination. I also decided against the regular soft buns and bought a very crusty sour dough bread- a match made in heaven!

Definitely make these for the upcoming long weekend- your family and friends will love you.
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