Italian Turkey Burgers

The addition of fennel seeds makes these burgers reminiscent of Italian sausage. Top them with fresh basil and tomato for a wonderful summer main course. Kids like these burgers without the extra spices, but if you can get them to try it, they may surprise you.

These are delicious burgers grilled on the Weber with direct or indirect heating. The buns are easy to toast on the grill with an indirect heat.

Ingredients 

1 spray cooking spray
1 pound Turkey, ground, 93% lean/7% fat, raw
1/3 cup onion, chopped
2 tsp minced garlic
2 tsp fennel seed
1/2 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp black pepper, freshly ground 

2 tsp Standard Process protein powder
4 sprays olive oil cooking spray
2 small tomatoes, ripe, yellow and/or red, thinly sliced
1 cup basil, fresh, leaves, torn or thinly shredded
4 whole reduced-calorie hamburger buns

American cheese, sliced onion, and green lettuce are optional

Instructions
Coat a grill or grill pan with cooking spray; preheat to medium-high.
In a large mixing bowl, combine turkey, onion, garlic, fennel seed, SP powder, salt and pepper; form into four 1/2-inch-thick patties. Coat burgers and inside of rolls with cooking spray.

Grill burgers for 5 minutes; flip burgers and add rolls to grill. Grill open-face rolls until lightly charred, about 1 to 2 minutes; remove to serving plates. Grill burgers until cooked through, about 5 minutes more.

To serve, top grilled rolls with burgers and tomato slices, onions, and cheese; garnish with basil. 

Yields 1 burger per serving.

Notes
For extra flavor, rub the bread with a cut garlic clove as it comes off the grill.
Try these burgers with arugula leaves instead of the basil.