Asparagus = Vegetable and 1/2 TBSP healthy fat
Peppers, Onion, mushroom = Vegetable and 1/2 TBSP healthy fat
So I've been cooking with a lot of ground turkey the past week and have found the main problem is that it is dense and dry when cooked. My hubby wanted to do turkey burgers on our grill for lunch today so I got the turkey and started to plan. Oddly enough I hadn't come up with an idea of how to counteract the dryness/density issue yet but one came to me in the middle of the night when I was having trouble sleeping. I decided to add grated carrot, and mushroom minced very fine. I realized that they both would add not only flavor, and extra nutrients but moisture. I also mixed in a TBSP or so of Weber gourmet burger seasoning (you can buy it at Walmart). The result was awesome! Definitely helped give them moisture and break up the density and the flavor was wonderful.
I made asparagus to go with it because we got a huge bag of it at the local farmers market for $6 and also because we both love it, and we also got 2 big beautiful portabella mushrooms for $2.50 so we rubbed those down with a light coating of olive oil and dusted with garlic powder, fresh ground pepper, and celery salt. We also threw some peppers, extra mushrooms and onion into a frying pan which I sauteed for burger toppings.
To assemble lunch we put the turkey burger on top of the portabella, then added the miscellaneous sauteed veggies, then some mustard and topped with a sprinkle of fate free cheese. Asparagus served on the side. All I am going to say was this lunch made me happy, I did not feel deprived AT ALL!!!!
What did you have for lunch today?
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