Title: Thai-Style Turkey Burgers with Pickled Cucumbers
Categories: Cklive20, Pdate
Yield: 6 servings

=== FOR PICKLED CUCUMBERS
-===
1/2 c Distilled white vinegar
2 1/2 tb Light brown sugar -; (firmly
-packed)
1 1/4 ts Salt
3/4 ts Dried hot red pepper flakes
1 Seedless cucumber -; (abt 1
-lb), sliced
; very thin
=== FOR BURGERS ===
2 Garlic cloves
1 1/2 ts Finely-chopped peeled fresh
-gingerroot
1/2 c Chopped fresh coriander
1/2 c Chopped fresh mint leaves
1/2 c Chopped fresh basil leaves
3 tb Fresh lime juice
3 ts Sugar
2 Flat anchovy fillets
2 lb Ground turkey
1/4 c Fresh bread crumbs
1/4 ts Cayenne; or to taste
4 Sesame hamburger buns or
-onion rolls; split and
-toasted

Make pickled cucumbers: In a small bowl stir together all pickled cucumber
ingredients except cucumber until sugar and salt are dissolved. Add
cucumber, stirring to coat well, and marinate 30 minutes. Make burgers:
Prepare grill. Into a food processor with motor running, drop garlic and
gingerroot. Add coriander, mint, basil, lime juice, sugar and anchovy
fillets and blend well. In a bowl combine turkey, herb mixture, bread
crumbs and cayenne and form into six 1-inch-thick patties. Season burgers
with salt and pepper to taste and grill on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches
over glowing coals 6 minutes on each side, or until just cooked through.
Drain cucumbers. Transfer burgers to buns or rolls and top with pickled
cucumbers. This recipe yields 6 servings.

Recipe Source: COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton From the TV FOOD NETWORK -
(Show # CL-8708)

Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD -
joecomiskey@netzero.net

05-17-1999

Per serving: 242 Calories (kcal); 13g Total Fat; (47% calories from fat);
27g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 120mg Cholesterol; 597mg Sodium Food
Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0
Other Carbohydrates

Recipe by: Sara Moulton

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