Lemony Chix Burger
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons (packed) minced preserved lemon ⓘ
- 1 cup diced yellow or white onion ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (roughly 2 nice-sized cloves) ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil ⓘ
- 1/2 cup (scant) Greek-style yogurt ⓘ
- 11/4 teaspoons Aleppo pepper (or equal parts sweet paprika and crushed red pepper) ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint ⓘ
- 11/4 pounds best-quality ground chicken ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons fresh bread crumbs (optional; use if you like a slightly firmer burger.) ⓘ
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, toss together the first five ingredients (preserved lemon through olive oil). Let sit for at least 5 minutes. In the meantime, in a small bowl, stir together the yogurt, Aleppo pepper and mint.
- Preheat your grill - you'll want it at about 475° F. To the lemon-onion mixture In the large bowl, add the ground chicken and yogurt blend. Use your hands or a wooden spoon to gently combine everything until the lemons and onions and yogurt sauce are evenly distributed throughout. Shape into patties. You'll get 6-7.
- Oil the grates on your hot grill (carefully) and grill the burgers, flipping once, until a thermometer inserted into the centers just reads 165° F. Serve on lightly toasted buns (I like potato) with whatever fixings you prefer. I like lettuce, tomato and some arugula-mint mayo. Avocado would probably be nice too!
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
628
kcal
31% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).