Turkey Sliders with Avocado & Tomato
May 20, 2009
Since I have been having good luck with the boys eating roasted chicken lately, I thought I’d branch out and try a turkey burger. Neither of them eat any red meat, but since these turn out pale like chicken, I thought I might have a shot. Even making miniature burgers — sliders — on a cute roll couldn’t convince them to try this dinner.
I used 1 lb. of lean ground turkey, an egg, 2 tablespoons of wheat germ (you can use bread crumbs, or skip it entirely), a heaping teaspoon of Dijon mustard, and some black pepper. I rolled most of the mixture into small meatballs and then flattened them, broiling them in my toaster oven for about 5 minutes on each side. I used a little olive oil to pan-fry the leftover meat as 2 full-size burgers. The broiled burgers, especially in the sandwich, were really delicious — flavorful and moist. The ones that were fried were even better, natch.
The rolls are actually hot dog buns cut into three pieces. I know there are slider buns on the market, but I couldn’t find any that were pareve. These worked just fine. The creamy avocado is a really nice counterpoint to the acidity of the tomato and the meaty burger.
This was such a cute, easy meal… if only the boys had eaten any of it. G. ate a bun; A. had a bun plus some watermelon. I couldn’t even get him to try the avocado. (I gave them deconstructed plates, with just the burger on the bun, so they could choose to add the avocado or tomato.) At least my niece enjoyed the meal — she packed away some of the turkey burger, the roll, avocado and watermelon. Thank goodness for Miss M.
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7 Comments
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Grammy | May 20, 2009 at 8:17 pm
The sliders are so cute and appealing.
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lauren | May 20, 2009 at 9:37 pm
miss m enjoyed dinner! she always loves you cooking! the leftovers will be enjoyed in meals to come.
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Cathy - wheresmydamnanswer | May 20, 2009 at 10:39 pm
I love sliders and your version with Turkey is a keeper!!
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Jen | May 21, 2009 at 11:17 am
Those are adorable. I make a turkey meatloaf that is very heavy on the garlic and enjoyed by all of the non-vegetarians in our house. I should make it into sliders for the grill.
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merrie | May 21, 2009 at 7:18 pm
I will be making this soon…
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Shannon | May 22, 2009 at 9:12 pm
I really thought you were going to say “oh they loved them and ate them all up”! I still think I’ll try them on my boys – who are also very picky but do eat roasted chicken. The picture looks delicious!
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merrie | June 3, 2009 at 7:27 pm
So, I made them, but baked them. I also used 3 egg whites instead of the egg and a huge squirt of mustard. The result- I LOVED them, J liked them, H ate 1/2 then wanted other stuff (not unusual I made 3 different proteins and she wanted some of each), D took one bite and refused to eat more. My college roommate who was over for dinner also enjoyed them a lot.
I would definitely make them again, especially for company. Thanks!!!
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