Turkey Burgers with Roasted Eggplant
Leftover eggplant puree from this recipe is perfect as a dip for toasted pita wedges. Marmite is a concentrated yeast paste that helps give this burger meaty flavor—find it in supermarket baking aisles and health-food stores. Use sesame-poppy seed buns.
Ingredients
- 1 (8-ounce) eggplant
- Cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley, divided
- 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
- 1 pound turkey tenderloins, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon less-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon Marmite
- 4 (1 1/2-ounce) hamburger buns, toasted
- 4 Bibb lettuce leaves
- 8 (1/4-inch-thick) tomato slices
Nutrition Information
- calories 291
- fat 8.2 g
- satfat 1.6 g
- monofat 4 g
- polyfat 1.8 g
- protein 32.7 g
- carbohydrate 23.3 g
- fiber 1.5 g
- cholesterol 45 mg
- iron 3.2 mg
- sodium 689 mg
- calcium 69 mg
How to Make It
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Preheat oven to 400°.
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Lightly coat eggplant with cooking spray; wrap eggplant in foil. Place eggplant on a jelly-roll pan; bake at 400° for 45 minutes or until very tender, turning once. Remove from foil; cool slightly. Cut eggplant in half. Carefully scoop out pulp to measure 1 1/4 cups; discard skin. Place pulp in a food processor; process until smooth. Reserve 1/4 cup pureed pulp. Combine remaining pulp, 1 tablespoon parsley, 2 teaspoons oil, juice, and garlic. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; set aside.
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To prepare grinder, place feed shaft, blade, and 1/4-inch die plate in freezer 30 minutes or until well chilled. Assemble the grinder just before grinding.
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Arrange turkey pieces in a single layer on jelly-roll pan, leaving space between each piece. Freeze 15 minutes or until meat is firm but not frozen. Combine meat and remaining 2 teaspoons oil in large bowl; toss to combine. Pass meat through meat grinder completely. Immediately pass meat through grinder a second time. Combine reserved 1/4 cup eggplant puree, turkey, remaining 1 tablespoon parsley, soy sauce, and Marmite in a large bowl. Divide mixture into 4 equal portions, gently shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty. Press a nickel-sized indentation in the center of each patty. Cover and chill until ready to grill.
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Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
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Lightly coat patties with cooking spray; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Place patties on grill rack, and grill 4 minutes until well marked. Carefully turn patties over, and grill 3 minutes or until done. Place 1 patty on bottom half of each bun; top each serving with 1 tablespoon eggplant mixture, 1 lettuce leaf, 1 tomato slice, and top half of bun. (Reserve remaining eggplant mixture for another use.)
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Wine note: Turkey Burgers with Roasted Eggplant have a rich and meaty flavor, accentuated by the addition of Marmite. This savory, meaty character is often identifiable in the affordable and intriguing reds of France's Languedoc region, like Jean-Luc Colombo Syrah La Violette 2007 ($12), with chewy black fruit and notes of fresh herbs and smoked meat that pump up the flavor even more. --Jeffery Lindenmuth
Cook's Notes
This updated version of Turkey Burgers with Roasted Eggplant is based on a recipe that originally ran in Cooking Light, July 2010. The recipe was retested and updated for Cooking Light Crave!, Oxmoor House, 2013.
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