posted by The Bewitchin Kitchen on August 12, 2014

Sweet n’ Spicy Turkey Burgers w/ Pineapple Sriracha Sauce

Name: Sweet n’ Spicy Turkey Burgers w/ Pineapple Sriracha Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
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

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 and Spicy Turkey Burger with Pineapple Sriracha Sauce

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