Here is another low calorie/low WW points recipe for you (are you sick of them yet?) But we all need a light meal occasionally, right? Then you are at liberty to enjoy a delicious fruit tart or piece of cake or bowl of ice cream for dessert (lots of great dessert recipes here on MLK!)
We eat a lot of turkey burgers since we try to keep red meat to once a week and that's usually a steak on Saturday nights. I am always happy to find a way to "jazz" them up a bit and this recipe fits the bill. I don't think there's much of anything authentically Greek about it except the tzatziki sauce! (Do they have turkeys in Greece?)
This recipe is adapted quite a bit from one I found online. It's quick, easy and very tasty!
Burgers:
1 lb. lean ground turkey breast
1
small zucchini, shredded
½ small onion, minced
1 TBS chopped cilantro
1 tsp. Greek seasoning (or seasoning of
your choice)
1
tsp. vegetable or olive oil
Tzatziki Sauce:
1 cup plain lowfat Greek yogurt
1/2 cucumber, peeled and grated finely diced or sliced seeded
peeled cucumber
1 garlic clove, minced
½ tsp. salt or to taste
Shredded zucchini in food processor |
Found in most supermarkets |
Form into four large patties or several
smaller ones.
Heat a grill to
medium high and cook burgers approximately five minutes per side, depending on
size and thickness. Or, spray a nonstick
pan with cooking spray and cook five to six minutes per side.
Mix yogurt, cucumber,
garlic clove and salt and let sit while grill heats and burgers cooks. The longer it sits the better the flavor so
it can be made ahead and kept in the refrigerator.
Serve with toasted
pita bread if desired and tzatziki sauce and lettuce and tomatoes in the pita
or on the side with dressing.
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I have tzatziki sauce on the brain too this week Peg. You didn't pretreat the cukes with salt to wring out the water?
ReplyDeleteNo, I just squeezed out the water after they'd been grated. I put them in a small strainer and pressed down with a spoon until most of the water came out.
DeletePlease keep those WW friendly recipes coming!!!!! Your fellow WW's need the inspiration. I add shredded zucchini to ground turkey whenever I make burgers.....makes all the difference in the world. Need to try the tzatziki sauce.
ReplyDeleteWhat are the ingredients in your "Greek" seasoning?
ReplyDeleteThe ingredients include oregano, garlic, onion and other spices that aren't listed.
DeleteAh, mystery spices. Love it.
DeleteThanks
I'm so glad I read this today, to add more ingredients to my grocery list! I love any excuse to eat tzatziki, and I'd forgotten about adding shredded zukes to the turkey! Zuchinni happens to be on sale this week. Thanks for the inspiration, Peg!
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