Ingredients

Qty.

Ingredient

2 slices

whole-wheat sandwich bread, crusts removed, torn into pieces

3/4 pound

lean ground turkey breast

One 8-ounce can

sliced water chestnuts, rinsed and chopped

2 tablespoons

hoisin sauce

2 scallions

trimmed and sliced

1 tablespoon

minced fresh ginger

2 cloves garlic

minced

1/4 teaspoon

salt

1 and 1/2 teaspoons

toasted sesame oil

1/4 cup

Sesame Mayonnaise (see recipe)

To make:

  1. Heat grill to medium-high
  2. Place bread in a food processor and pulse into fine crumbs.
  3. Transfer to a large bowl
  4. Add ground turkey, water chestnuts, hoisin, scallions, ginger, garlic and salt
  5. Mix well. (The mixture will be moist.)
  6. Divide the mixture into four equal portions. Form into 1/2-inch-thick patties
  7. Oil grill rack (See Grilling Tip).
  8. Brush patties with sesame oil.
  9. Grill until browned and no longer pink in the center (165°F), about 5 minutes per side
  10. Meanwhile, prepare Sesame Mayonnaise to serve with the burgers.
Tip: When forming burger patties, make them thinner at the center to prevent them from steaming as they cook.

Ingredient Note: Hoisin sauce is a dark brown, thick, spicy-sweet sauce made with soybeans and a complex mix of spices. Look for it in the Chinese section of your supermarket, and in Asian groceries.

Grilling Tip: Oil the grill rack just before cooking. The grill should already be heated and the coals or burners adjusted for the correct temperature. Oil a folded paper towel. Hold it with tongs and pull it toward you over the rack. Do not use cooking spray on a hot grill.

Makes 4 servings. Per serving: 246 calories; 7 g total fat (1 g sat, 2 g mono); 56 mg cholesterol; 21 g carbohydrate; 24 g protein; 4 g fiber; 498 mg sodium.