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Turkey burger and pear sliders

Indulge in your burger craving! Grilled fresh sweet pear and creamy Chèvre goat cheese help satisfy the foodie in all of us. These mini gourmet turkey and pear burgers will soon become a grilling favorite.

Prep Time:
20 min
Cook Time:
10 min
Calories:
360
Serving Size:
2 sliders (190 g)

Ingredients

For Turkey Burgers
  • 1 lb/454 g ground turkey
  • ½ cup (125 mL) Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) minced onion
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp (5 mL) freshly ground pepper

Assembly
  • 12 small slider roll/buns
  • 2 Bartlett or Anjou pears sliced
  • ¾ cup (175 mL) Chèvre goat cheese (or creamy goat cheese of your choice)
  • 1 cup arugula

Instructions

To make turkey burgers:
  1. Combine burger ingredients in large bowl. Mix well; shape into 12 small patties (to fit the buns you selected)
  2. Pan-fry, broil, or grill until turkey burgers lightly browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.

To make pear slices:
  1. Cut pears into 1/4-inch slices and spray lightly with nonstick spray.
  2. Grill or broil pear slices until brown in spots, about 2 minutes per side.

To assemble:
  1. Separate slider buns. Spread bottom half with 1 Tbsp (15 mL) of your favorite creamy goat cheese (we used Chèvre).
  2. Put cooked turkey burger and a pear slice on top of goat cheese and top with fresh arugula leaves and serve.
 

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Nutritional Information Per 2 sliders (190 g)
Amount % Daily Value
Calories 360
Fat 12 g 16 %
Saturated 4.5 g
+ Trans fat 0.1 g		 23 %
Cholesterol 85 mg
Sodium 820 mg 36 %
Carbohydrate 38 g 13 %
Fibre 3 g 11 %
Sugars 10 g
Protein 24 g

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