Brighton's Burger Blast Turkey Burgers

Juicy Turkey Burgers, anyone?  Well you got it thanks to Milford Spice Company’s Brighton’s Burger Blast!  This turkey burger is perfect for everyone to enjoy with a side of sweet potato fries!

INGREDIENTS

1 pound lean ground turkey
1/2 medium yellow onion, finely grated & squeezed of excess moisture
1 Tbsp Milford Spice Company’s Brighton’s Burger Blast
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated
2 Tbsp mayonnaise (see Recipe Notes)
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
oil, for the grill grates

For the Burger Sauce:

½ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup ketchup
2 tsp sweet pickle relish
2 tsp granulated sugar
2 tsp white vinegar
1 tsp ground black pepper

For serving: burger buns, cheese of choice, lettuce, tomato, onion, burger sauce (recipe included)

DIRECTIONS

• Line a baking sheet or large plate with parchment paper, wax paper, or aluminum foil. Set aside.

• Grate the onion: Arrange a few paper towels out on a cutting board, set a box mixer on top. Run the onion along the sides of the box mixer to grate it into fine, shredded pieces. Once grated, use the paper towel to soak up excess moisture from the onion. Too much moisture will make the turkey burger mixture very difficult to handle, so do not skip the extra 30 seconds it takes to blot the moisture from the grated onion. If your onion seems very wet, you can also wrap it in paper towels & wring out the moisture over the sink. 

• Mix the turkey burgers: Add the ground turkey, grated onion, garlic, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, salt & pepper, and Milford Spice Company’s Burger Blast to a large bowl. Using your hands, mix until just combined.

• Form the turkey burgers: Divide the turkey burger mixture into 4 even portions, about 1/3 pound (5.3 ounces) each. Lightly coat your hands in oil (or mist with nonstick cooking spray) & form each portion into a 1-inch thick patty. The mixture will be very wet at this point, so there’s no need to fuss over making your burgers look perfect – just aim for forming them into the general shape & size you’re after. Set them on the prepared baking sheet. 

• Chill the turkey burgers: Transfer the baking sheet with the turkey burger patties to the freezer. Chill for at least 20 minutes. 

• Meanwhile, as the turkey burgers chill, preheat the grill for medium-high direct heat grilling, about 450 degrees F. Just before placing the burgers on the grill, generously oil a wad of paper towel. Use grilling tongs to run the oiled paper towel over the grill grates, generously oiling the grates. 

• Make the Burger Sauce:  In a small bowl, whisk together all of the ingredients.

• It can be refrigerated, covered, for up to 1 week.

• Grill the turkey burgers: Remove the turkey burgers from the freezer. At this point they should be quite a bit easier to handle; finish forming them into 1-inch thick patties, using your thumb to create an indent in the center of each patty. Firmly press each turkey burger patty down onto the prepared grill grates. Grill the turkey burgers for 6 minutes per side, or until a thermometer inserted in the center of the turkey burgers registers 160 degrees F. If you’d like to add cheese to your turkey burgers, do so when there are 2 minutes left of grilling time. 

• Serve: Allow the turkey burgers to rest for a few minutes (residual heat will increase the internal temperature to 165 degrees F) before serving as desired.

• Add about a tablespoon on the Burger Sauce to the bottom bun, then add lettuce, tomato, burger, and top with onion.  Add extra sauce to the inside of the top bun if desired.