Feta Sun Dried Tomato Turkey Burger Sliders

Help The Students Event: Day 5

A really fun post that I myself cannot wait to try from Jenny over at Picky Palate.  Jenny has guest posted on Zesty before and I have been a huge fan of her blog for a while now.  She takes simple ingredients and turns them into a taste filled dish that anyone can prepare.  These sliders are no exception.  I ran through the ingredient list and everything is pretty accessible and not overly expensive.  This is a great way to use up some feta cheese and left over ground turkey from the Tacos.

A few years ago when I was enjoying cooking competitions, I competed in the Build A Better Burger Competition.   Ever since that event, I have been in love with making fun burgers of all kinds.  The burger I competed with in 2004 actually had feta and sun dried tomatoes in it, which is one of my favorite combination’s now!

This turkey burger has minimal ingredients with massive flavor.  My husband was all compliments while inhaling his sliders, and he has no problem telling me his honest opinion!  I found these adorable mini hamburger buns at Trader Joes and seriously love them!  I mean, they really are cute and are the exact shape of regular hamburger buns.  Of course you can always use dinner rolls if you can’t seem to find this product

Hope you all enjoy my little sliders.

I cooked these burgers right on the stove top in a large skillet.  Was just too lazy to fire up the grill.  By all means, grill them if you’d rather. If you are a feta fan, beware…you could quite possibly eat many of these

Ingredients

• 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1/2 Cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1/4 Cup sun-dried tomatoes, jarred in olive oil
• 1/2 Cup fresh baby spinach leaves, chopped
• Pinch of Kosher salt, fresh cracked pepper and Lawry’s Garlic Salt with Parsley
• Baby hamburger buns or dinner rolls, split and warmed
• 2 Cups fresh baby spinach leaves

Sun-Dried Tomato Mayonnaise

• 1 Cup mayonnaise
• 2 Tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes, packed in olive oil, drained

Method

1. Heat oil into a large skillet over medium heat.
2. Place turkey, feta, sun dried tomato, spinach and seasonings into a mixing bowl.
3. Mix until just combined.  Form 1/4 Cup little patty’s and place onto a cookie sheet.
4. Once all are formed, place batches in hot skillet.
5. Cook for 3-4 minutes per side or until golden brown and cooked through.
6. Place mayonnaise and tomatoes into a bowl; mix to combine.
7. Spread over insides of warm rolls.
8. Layer bottom roll with spinach and the burger.
9. Close with top roll and eat

Makes about 12 little sliders

Zesty Tip: To speed things up – feel free to make these ahead of time and let them sit in your fridge.  You could prep them the night before and then you can cook them off once you get home.  If you want to reheat them, I like to add a little drop of water on the burger before putting it in the microwave.

Freestyle Variation: Some people may not have access to sun dried tomatoes or kosher salt and garlic salt with parsley.  It is OK if you are missing those ingredients as the burgers will still turn out and taste great.  Don’t be disappointed if you find a recipe and you do not have all the ingredients – stay positive and improvise.

A special thanks to Jenny for a great simple recipe.  For more fun and trendy recipes make sure to check out Picky Palate.  Stayed tuned for a hump day recipe that will start you day like no other.  I am pretty sure you have seen this around and have head it many times.  Get’s zesty’s take on a breakfast classic.  Any guesses as to what it is?

Take care

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