Some moist, tasty turkey burgers that come together fairly quickly. I liked the fruit in them! These are from a sports nutrition company’s cookbook, in the “medium carbs” section of meals, but even though they do have oats, I assume that that was based on them being served in normal buns. Because my mom is gf, I went for lettuce wraps, which worked just fine, and certainly cuts the carbs if that’s a thing you care about.

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 sweet onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 75 grams old fashioned oats (around 2/3 cups)
• 1 pound ground turkey (I did 95% lean)
• 75 grams dried apricots, diced (a scant 1/2 cup, measured before dicing)
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon table salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
• for serving: lettuce for wraps or buns, ketchup and/or sliced tomato if desired

In a large pan, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook 3-5 minutes, until a bit softened.

Add the oats and cook another 2 minutes.

Set aside to cool in a large bowl for a few minutes. Add the remaining burger ingredients and stir together with your hands, then shape into 5 large patties.

Preheat oven to 390 degrees. Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in the same pan over medium heat, and cook the burgers 3-4 minutes on each side, then place on a baking sheet.

Bake 12-15 minutes, then serve.

Turkey Burgers

A bit adapted from the Hexis ebook.

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 sweet onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 75 grams old fashioned oats
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 75 grams dried apricots, diced
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon table salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
• for serving: lettuce for wraps or buns, ketchup and/or sliced tomato if desired

In a large pan, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook 3-5 minutes, until a bit softened. Add the oats and cook another 2 minutes, then set aside to cool in a large bowl. Add the remaining burger ingredients and stir together with your hands, then shape into 5 large patties.

Preheat oven to 390 degrees. Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in the same pan over medium heat, and cook the burgers 3-4 minutes on each side, then place on a baking sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes, then serve.