Sweet n’ Spicy Turkey Burgers w/ Pineapple Sriracha Sauce
I love Sriracha, it goes good with almost everything. I especially like creating fun recipes with it. I’ve noticed when I combine Sriracha with something sweet – it creates something magical, like these turkey burgers.
I was inspired after seeing a photo of a turkey burger sitting on a pineapple ring. I wanted to eat it, and so I whipped out my notebook (complete with fresh drawings from my toddler) and started to scribble down some ideas on what I could do with it. The recipe changed a bit, but it did incorporate a lot of the ingredients that I wanted to work with. I’m cutting back on wheat for right now, so I opted for a lettuce wrap instead of a burger bun (this saves me some room in my “calorie bank” for dessert, or more wine).
It’s really hard to have ground turkey look appetizing, but I was pretty impressed with how the burger patties were coming along.
While I was heating up the Foreman grill (more on this in a minute), I whipped up this sauce to brush on the turkey and pineapples. It’s right on the money. I almost made it into a mayonnaise, maybe next time.
About that grill, well you see I left something on the BBQ and long story short; it was swarmed with wasps. I wasn’t taking my chances, so I opted for plan B and pulled out my George Foreman Grill.
Note: This recipe does contain some oats, originally I wasn’t planning on adding any egg or “binders” to the burgers. I never use them with ground turkey and I find that they work well without but for some reason I had to put in egg whites today. The egg whites were too much (along with the soy sauce and pineapple juice), so I had to add something and oats were the closest thing I could reach. If you’re allergic to oats, or would rather leave them out: don’t add the eggs.
The end result was a deliciously amazing turkey burger that my husband devoured three of (that’s how you know it’s good, when it’s husband approved).
Sweet n’ Spicy Turkey Burgers w/ Pineapple Sriracha Sauce
A delicious and healthy recipe for turkey burgers using Sriracha Chili Sauce and Pineapples. Sweet and spicy, and perfect for summertime!
Servings 6
Calories 146kcal
Ingredients
- 6 lettuce leaves for wrapping or use buns if preferred
- 6 Sweet n' Spicy Burgers recipe below
- Pineapple cored and sliced into rings, juice reserved
- Pineapple Sriracha Sauce recipe below
- Sweet n' Spicy Turkey Burgers:
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper plus a few more red peppers, halved and roasted for an optional burger topping
- .5 cup spinach
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp pineapple juice reserved from cut pineapple
- 1/2 tsp Sriracha Sauce
- 1/4 cup egg whites
- 1/2 cup oats
- Pineapple Sriracha Sauce
- 2 tbsp pineapple juice reserved from cut pineapple
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tbsp Sriracha Sauce
Instructions
- Pineapple Sriracha Sauce:
- Combine ingredients and set aside.
- Sweet n' Spicy Turkey Burgers:
- Combine ingredients with your hand and grill 10-15 minutes (or until no longer pink). If the burgers are a little too moist and you're concerned about it falling through the grill, place on foil and lay on top of the grills until it's stable enough to hold it's own.
- Brush with Pineapple Sriracha Sauce two minutes before it's done.
- Once you take the burgers off the grill, add the pineapple and grill for 1 minute on each side (or until you have beautiful grill marks). Brush with Pineapple Sriracha Sauce.
- Assemble with toppings of choice and wrap in lettuce (or if you prefer, buns).
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 496mg | Potassium: 352mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2055IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1.3mg
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Yum your recipe sounds AMAZING! I’m a huge fan of all things sriracha. I also love the idea of using lettuce instead of buns. Gonna make these with my daughter. She loves sweet and spicy.
You always come up with the best recipes!! I love this one! Especially cuz its Gluten FREE!! I never thought of adding a pineapple to my burger!! I love fruit in my foods, especially hot so this would taste great!
I have to start getting creative Jenn! I recently found out that I have an intolerance to wheat, gluten, oats, millet…and 121 other items.
These look amazing! Need to make them soon!
I am always looking for something simple but tasty and I will definitely be making these, thanks for the recipe!