Middle Eastern-Style Turkey Burgers

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground turkey breast
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 small onion, grated
• 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted and cooled
• 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground allspice
• 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
• 4 (7-inch) whole-wheat pitas, warmed
• 1 large tomato, cut into 8 slices

Makes 4 Servings

1.  Spray the rack of a broiler pan with nonstick spray and preheat the broiler.
2. Mix together the turkey, the egg white, onion, pine nuts, oil, cumin, paprika, salt, allspice and crushed red pepper until well combined. With damp hands, shape the mixture into 4 (1/2-inch thick) patties.
3. Place the patties on the broiler rack and broil 4 inches from the heat until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the side of a burger registers 165 F, 5-6 minutes on each side.
4. Cut off the top third of each pita (save for another use, if desired). Stuff wach pita with 2 tomato slices and a burger.

WW POINTS VALUE: 7pts

 

Note: This recipe appears in the WW in 20 minutes Cookbook. I was craving a burger and I wanted to try something new. I've always been questionable about Middle Eastern food and now that my palate has improved over these last few years I decided to take the plunge. This was a delicious burger that has a lot of different flavors to it. The paprika and the cumin are the key spices that give this burger an extra kick of heat. If you don't have any whole-wheat pitas, you can use buns instead. I also highly recommend adding lettuce and some condiments such as mayonnaise, ketchup or mustard to add more flavor.