Spanish Turkey Burgers with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
These Spanish Turkey Burgers with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce are packed with flavor! Juicy turkey burgers are packed with green olive, shallot, smoked paprika, and garlic. Complete with spicy pepper jack and a smoky roasted red pepper sauce, these are bound to be your new favorite burger!
Ingredients
For the burgers:
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1/3 cup green olives, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 small shallots, minced (about 1/4 cup)
- Dash Aminos
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- Brioche buns, for serving
For the Roasted Red Pepper Sauce:
- 1 16 oz jar roasted red peppers, drained
- 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 1 shallot, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup basil or parsley, or mixture of both!
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
For the burgers:
- Add all ingredients besides pepper jack cheese and buns to a large bowl. Using your hands, mix thoroughly to combine.
- Form mixture in to 2- 4 patties, depending on how large you'd like your burgers! Grill burgers at ~400 degrees until thoroughly cooked. The proper internal cooking temperature for ground turkey is 165 degrees. When burgers are are almost to temp, top each one with grated pepper jack cheese. Cover grill, and allow to cheese to melt, about 30 seconds. I tend to pull my burgers off the heat when they reach 155 degrees, knowing that they will continue to cook when they're resting.
- As burgers rest, grill your buns dry on the grill, about 2 minutes. Watch carefully-you just want a nice char on them.
- Spread bun with roasted red pepper sauce, add your cheese-topped burger, and enjoy!
For the Roasted Red Pepper Sauce:
- Combine all ingredients including 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of freshly cracked pepper in a food processor, and blend until completely smooth.
- Use water to thin mixture out, but remember you're wanting to use this as more of a spread - so thin carefully! Taste and adjust salt and pepper to your liking!