Easy Gourmet Turkey Burgers

Serves 5

These burgers are a cinch to make and taste wonderful. One pound of ground turkey makes five bun-sized burgers, so increase your turkey accordingly.

Ingredients

1 lb ground turkey (I used Harvestland free-range from Wal-Mart)
1 packet Good Seasons Italian Dressing dry mix
1 apple, peeled cored and sliced
red-wine vinaigrette dressing
pepper-jack cheese
arugula (or baby spinach)
mayo
olive oil

Directions

Mix turkey and dressing mix together in a bowl and form into patties. Heat a large cast-iron skillet until hot and add 1 tablespoon olive oil, to coat pan well. Cook burgers on each side for about 5 minutes, until nicely seared and cooked through. Meanwhile, in a small bowl (glass or plastic), toss apple slices with a tablespoon of red-wine vinaigrette dressing.

Assemble burgers with pepper-jack cheese, a slice of apple, some arugula or spinach and some mayo. Delish!

This goes very well with some sweet potato fries: just peel and cut sweet potatoes into wedges, toss lightly with olive oil, salt and pepper, and bake in a metal pan (tossing occasionally) for about 10-15 minutes, or until tender.

Enjoy!