Turkey Caprese Burger and Green Goddess Salad

No beef here but you wont be missing it! This delicious burger is made with turkey and seasoned with garlic and sweet dried basil. Placed on a soft whole wheat bun, it's topped with the flavors of a caprese salad and served with a light and refreshing green salad.

Recipe

  1. Heat grill or sauté pan over medium high heat.

  2. Season thawed or fresh turkey patties with salt, sweet dried basil, and garlic powder, to your liking.

  3. Cook, charring both sides of patty, until internal temperature reaches 165F.

  4. Set cooked patties aside, to rest.

  5. Making the salad, add handfulls of fresh spinach to mixing bowl. Add in diced cucumber and chopped mint.

  6. Per serving of salad, add one tbsp of extra virgin olive oil, 1 tsp of honey, and 1 tbsp of black balsamic vinegar. Mix until combined, for your dressing. Adjust your measurements, based on how many guests you have.

  7. Set salad and dressing aside, separately.

  8. Assemble burger by topping each bun with lettuce and a turkey patty.

  9. On top of your patty, place 1 tomato slice, a slice of mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil leaves. Continue to do another layer the same way, on your burger (tomato-mozzarella-basil).

  10. Once assembled, drizzle lightly your caprese salad with extra virgin olive oil.

  11. Take your salad dressing and toss to evenly coat your salad.

  12. Serve both dishes immediately and enjoy!

Ingredients

4 Servings - Burgers

  • 4 frozen Original Seasoned Jenny O Turkey burgers thawed (you can use fresh ground turkey and season as you like, but I find these turkey burgers to taste good and are super convenient)

  • 4 100% Whole wheat hamburger buns - Natures Own is ideal

  • 3 large tomatoes (sliced)

  • 4 oz of mozzarella cheese, sliced

  • Handful of fresh basil leaves

  • Olive oil - drizzling over caprese salad on burgers

  • Cooking spray - to cook burger patties

  • Lettuce (butter version)

  • Ground sweet basil (dry)

  • Garlic powder (dry)

  • Salt or salt substitute

4 Servings - Green Goddess Salad

  • Package of fresh spinach

  • 3 mint leaves, per serving of salad (chopped in ribbons)

  • 2 English cucumbers diced (1/2 cucumber for each serving of salad)

  • Bottle of black balsamic

  • Extra virgin olive oil

  • Natural Honey

  • Freshly ground black pepper

Equipment

  • Sauté pan or outdoor grill

  • tbsp/tsp

  • Grilling tongs or spatula

  • Cutting board

  • Internal prob cooking thermometer

  • Chefs knife

  • Cutting board

  • Mixing bowl (for salad)