Thursday, March 24, 2011
Turkey Burgers
Sounds really plain right?!
Oooooo you are soo wrong!
Because guess whose recipe this is....
Bobby Flay!!!! The chef who never has a boring recipe or has let me down yet!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/turkey-burgers-recipe/index.html
These burgers are awesome! The flavor is absolutely wonderful, different, fresh, succulent, oh I could go on forever!
First all, let's just talk about cheese. I love love love cheese! I think at one point in my life I had cheese in every meal. Anyways I recently fell in love with goat cheese. Wonderfully creamy and a tad bit tangy all at the same time. I don't think I tried it before last summer because goat cheese does not sound appealing (remember I'm picky!). I then went to a pizza cooking class that involved a little but of goat cheese and I loved it! If you have not tried it my friends, it is sooo worth a try. But leave it to Bobby Flay to put a decadent cheese on top of a turkey burger with mustard and watercress!
Which leads me to..... WTF is watercress????? Well I guess it is the part of the recipe where I learn something new! It's an aquatic leaf. According to wikipedia, it seems to be most often used in the UK and very good for you. So I decided to mosey to Whole Foods to get some. It is a little bizarre. I tried it alone of course and it tasted exactly like lettuce (no, I don't know the taste of individual lettuces but maybe I will someday).....but wait for it.... it has a huge after bite! Very very salty and almost a but spicy. Strange but kinda cool.
That's what watercress looks like
Okay, let's get down to the cooking. The mustard is very, very good. I've also tried it as a sauce for grilled chicken which was aaaaawwwwsome! Remember, it has to be prepped before the burger is made-- at least thirty minutes. I don't know where they sell slices of goat cheese because it is so thick... so top with whatever amount pleases you (it kinda crumbles). I have no health comments because this dish isn't too bad health wise. And Bobby Flay never sacrifices calories for flavor, but if you want to lower your calorie intake leave out the cheese and/ or the bun. And lastly, I made this recipe only for myself even though it calls for eight servings therefore I suggest making the amount of mustard in the recipe and keep the left over as a sauce!
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