Spicy Turkey and Zucchini Burger

Name: Spicy Turkey and Zucchini Burger
Ingredients: 1 pound ground turkey meat; Just under 2 cups, lightly packed, coarsely grated zucchini (from about 2 to 3 small zucchinis or one medium zucchini); 3 green onions, thinly sliced, onion greens included; 2 Tbsp chopped fresh mint (spearmint); 2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro (tender stems included); 1 clove garlic, crushed and minced; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon Kosher salt; 1/2 freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne; 3 Tbsp vegetable oil; 1/4 cup sour cream; 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt; 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Pinch of freshly ground black pepper

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"Come July and our refrigerator starts to overflow with zucchinis from the garden. It really is the land of plenty during these summer months. My zucchini radar bursts into action, homing in on any recipe with zucchini in it that sounds palatable. So when my friend Katie told me about the turkey zucchini burger recipe she makes from the drop-dead-gorgeous cookbook Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi I couldn’t wait to try it. All I can say is WOW. This really is one of the best burger recipes I’ve ever encountered. You know how turkey burgers can sometimes be on the dry side? The shredded zucchini added to the mix makes these turkey burgers incredibly moist. Both turkey and zucchini can be a little dull flavor-wise, but you when boost them with herbs and spices like mint, cilantro, garlic, cumin, and cayenne, they are anything but dull. I’ve made a few changes to the recipe in the cookbook. The original makes burgers that are more like slider-sized, small, only 1 1/2 ounces each (that’s about a third of a quarter-pounder). This is fine for appetizers, but I rather have burger sized burgers, so I make the patties bigger. The original recipe calls for including an egg in the mix. The turkey and zucchini mixture together is already pretty wet, and it holds together fine; I find I get better results without the added egg. The original finishes the burgers in the oven, I cook them entirely on the stove-top. The recipe’s sour cream sauce is spectacular with these burgers, but the original recipe makes at least twice as much as is needed for one batch of patties. Also, the original sauce includes sumac, a lemony spice many here do not have easy access to. So I halved the sour cream sauce amounts and used a little more lemon juice in place of the sumac...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 pound ground turkey meat

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Just under 2 cups, lightly packed, coarsely grated zucchini (from about 2 to 3 small zucchinis or one medium zucchini)

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3 green onions, thinly sliced, onion greens included

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2 Tbsp chopped fresh mint (spearmint)

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2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro (tender stems included)

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1 clove garlic, crushed and minced

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1 teaspoon ground cumin

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1 teaspoon Kosher salt

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1/2 freshly ground black pepper

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1/2 teaspoon cayenne

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3 Tbsp vegetable oil

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1/4 cup sour cream

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1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt

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1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

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1 Tbsp lemon juice

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1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

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2 teaspoons olive oil

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1/4 teaspoon salt

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Pinch of freshly ground black pepper

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