Juicy Turkey Smash Burger + Burger Sauce and Pickled Onions
The BEST Turkey Smash Burger recipe! A juicy and flavorful burger with homemade burger sauce, cheese, avocado and pickled onions!
Ingredients
Burger Sauce:
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon dill pickles finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon pickle juice
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce sub coconut aminos or Tamari
- 1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
Burgers:
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1/4 cup white onion shredded
- 2-3 tablespoons frozen butter shredded*
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese finely shredded
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke
- kosher salt and ground black pepper
Other Toppings:
- burger buns of your choice regular or gluten-free
- American cheese slices regular or dairy-free
- avocado slices
- quick pickled onions
Tools (optional):
Instructions
- Make Burger Sauce: Add the classic Burger Sauce ingredients to a small bowl, stir to combine. Set aside.
- Prep Onions + Butter: Place a cheese grater on top of 2-3 pieces of paper towel. Grate the white onion on top of the paper towel. Use the paper towel to gently squeeze out as much of the excess moisture from the onion. Set onions aside. Use the same cheese grater to shred the frozen butter (if using).
- Prep Turkey Burger Balls: In a large bowl combine 1 pound ground turkey, grated white onion, grated butter, 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, 2 teaspoons garlic, 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest, 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke, and kosher salt and ground black pepper. Use a scale to create 1/4 pound balls with your hands and set aside (will make approx. 5-6 balls).
- Prep Other Ingredients: Butter both sides of the buns. Make the quick-pickled onions, if using. Have cheese ready to go, some salt + pepper for seasoning, as well as an extra plate to put your cooked burgers on. Having everything prepped and ready to go is essential, because the cook time goes real quick.
- Cook Burgers + Toast Buns: Place burger balls on preheated flat top. Slowly press down on each ball to flatten until the patties are approx. 1/4 inch thick. This will take 15-20 seconds per burger. Let sit and cook for the next 40 seconds (feel free to season patties at this point if you want). Flip and immediately add a slice of cheese to each - this is also when you will put the burger buns on the flat top griddle (buttered side down). Close lid and let burgers cook approx. 2 minutes. Open lid and remove burgers and buns to clean plate.
- Build + Serve Burger: Take a toasted bun and place the cooked burger on top (or stack two turkey patties). Top with burger sauce, quick pickled onions and avocado. Enjoy!
Notes
- Parchment Paper: highly recommend using some burger patty paper squares here since the turkey can be a bit sticky (much stickier than beef).
- Ground Turkey - I recommend buying the least lean option possible.
- *Frozen Butter - if you are looking to really keep these turkey burgers lean, you can definitely omit the butter BUT if you are just looking for a juicy turkey burger, then definitely include this step!
- Dairy-Free: to make dairy-free use a dairy-free butter and dairy-free sliced cheese of choice.
Nutrition
Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 553mg | Potassium: 294mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 264IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg
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