Today's recipe: A burger made with ground sirloin, ground turkey, frozen spinach and fresh herbs. Moist and delicious grilled burger. Low carb. Weight Watchers 3 points.
Trust me please, that never once would I have imagined a burger recipe -- made with meat, no less (Note to Vegetarians) -- hitting the pixels of A Veggie Venture. But this is not only a good spinach burger, it's one great burger. They were pulled off the grill just last night but I'm rushing them into a post pronto because it's Memorial Day Weekend in the States and heaven knows, there will be plenty of hamburgers hitting the grill here over the next couple of days. If you have the chance, add this burger recipe to your summer grilling menu ...
VEGETABLE SANDWICH RECIPES from the ARCHIVES
~ Radish Sandwich, you'll love the simplicity of this ~
~ Farmgirl's Swiss Chard Tuna Salad, another good way to sneak in some greens ~
~ Zucchini Mushroom Hominy Tacos, a favorite from Mexican Everyday by Rick Bayless ~
~ more recipes for Sandwiches, Wraps & Tortillas ~
~ more recipes for Grilled Vegetables ~
~ more spinach recipes ~
~ Radish Sandwich, you'll love the simplicity of this ~
~ Farmgirl's Swiss Chard Tuna Salad, another good way to sneak in some greens ~
~ Zucchini Mushroom Hominy Tacos, a favorite from Mexican Everyday by Rick Bayless ~
~ more recipes for Sandwiches, Wraps & Tortillas ~
~ more recipes for Grilled Vegetables ~
~ more spinach recipes ~
SPINACH BURGERS
Hands-on time: 15 minutes to mix, plus grill time
Time to table: 90 minutes
Serves 4
Time to table: 90 minutes
Serves 4
10 ounces frozen spinach, defrosted, chopped and squeezed to release liquid
8 ounces lean ground turkey (99% free)
8 ounces lean ground sirloin
2 tablespoons fresh parsley (I intended to use cilantro but completely forgot so I'd call it a 'good idea' but optional)
1 teaspoon minced fresh sage (we've all planted summer herbs, yes? mine are just in but the quantities are so small, snipping was no problem)
1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
Kosher salt to taste
Freshly ground pepper
Mix all the ingredients, being careful not to overmix the ground meat, work it as little as possible. Shape into four patties. Place on a plate, cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate for an hour (or more, one hour was good tonight) for flavors to meld. Grill as usual.
KITCHEN NOTES
The spinach doesn't really add flavor but seems to add moisture and volume. Does anyone else find 1/4 pound burgers on the skimpy side: I always want a second burger. This spinach burger, however, was really filling. The herbs can really be tasted, try not to skip them.PRINT JUST A RECIPE! Now you can print a recipe without wasting ink and paper on the header and sidebar. Here's how.
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Your Comments:
FYI, too, my question on the nutrition was not the mechanical calculation of the points, it was on my choice of the two meat ingredients from among many many many choices in the USDA databases. The ones I chose seemed reasonable but the end result of 3 points struck me as low.
You can see why I call these 'nutrition estimates'. Still, they're much better than nothing which is all we get from 99% of cookbooks, food magazines and even food blogs.
Thanks for chiming in, I do appreciate it!!
I can't decide if my current plateau is due to the fact that I should round up more often or that based on the "slider thingy" WW is not letting me eat enough and my body is hording for these lean times. Regardless, new yummy vegetable recipes are always welcome and certainly better than me eating chocolate cookies.
My own sense is that the body is most willing to trust intake when the calories and activity it's given are within a tight range, so varying just a few points a day.
Keep with it. Eat lots of vegetables and really enjoy that cookie when you have one.
For the vegetarian version I simply substituted thawed out and smooshed Boca Burgers (the "flame broiled" flavor) and two tablespoons light cream cheese (to hold it all together). They turned out moist and delicious! Give it a try!
Seashell
greetings from Imperial, MO jaci