Greek Turkey Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce and Greek Tomato Salad- Juicy turkey burgers topped with cool, creamy tzatziki sauce, feta and a Greek tomato salad for maximum flavor. Serve them in pitas for a fresh and flavorful dinner!
Guess what? May is National Burger Month! Now that is something to celebrate! With so many different kinds of burgers out there, there’s bound to be one that will make everyone happy. I’m currently crushing on these Greek Turkey Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce and Greek Tomato Salad because I’ve got a serious love affair with Greek and Greek inspired food.
May is the perfect month to declare burger month. The weather is warming up, hopefully the snow is a thing of the past, school is getting out, Memorial Day barbecues and picnics are on the horizon, it’s time to fire up that grill!
You may remember last May when I made these Green Chile Turkey Burgers with Guacamole and Pickled Red Onions? What a mouthful of delicious Southwest flavors those were! Well this year the burgers are still a mouthful, but they’re full of Greek flavors instead.
The burger itself uses fresh dill, spinach, red onion, feta cheese and garlic to get the Greek flavors rolling. Then, because I’m all about the toppings, I had to add the classics. Cool, creamy tzatziki sauce, more feta cheese and a Greek tomato salad are piled high on top of the burger for maximum flavor.
Instead of going with the classic hamburger bun, I went with pita bread. With all those toppings, stuffing a pita was a much easier way to keep everything contained, plus it’s a more traditional bread.
Ideally, the Greek turkey burgers should be grilled, because nothing beats a grilled burger. However, if you don’t have one, a grill pan or skillet will do the trick. Be sure to oil the grill grates or spray your pan with cooking spray. Since this is a lean meat it tends to want to stick to the grill or pan.
For more burger inspiration click here to check out some of these other fantastic bloggers’ recipes who are also participating in burger month. There are also some amazing prizes to win all month long, including a grill! The creator of this epic month of burger madness is Kita at Girl Carnivore, she’s a grilling queen you guys!
Do yourself a favor this weekend and clean off that grill, fire it up and make these Greek Turkey Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce and Greek Tomato Salad! Enjoy!
Don’t forget there’s a huge grill prize package giveaway as part of this #burgermonth celebration happening with 100 of my creative and talented foodie friends. A big thanks to American Lamb Board, Anolon. Beef, It’s What’s For Dinner, Char-Broil,Curly’s BBQ, Cuttingboard.com, Melissa’s Produce, Primal Stone, Spiceologist , Thermoworks, & Veal Made Easy for sponsoring this burger party and providing the awesome giveaway.
Greek Turkey Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce and Greek Tomato Salad
Ingredients
Greek Turkey Burgers
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 1 cup fresh baby spinach, chopped
- 1/4 cup minced red onion
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano, rubbed between the palms of your hands
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic
- Fresh ground black pepper to taste
Greek Tomato Salad
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Tzatziki Sauce
- 1 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup shredded cucumber
- 1/2 of a lemon, juiced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- 1/8-1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic
- Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Other Ingredients
- 4 pita bread rounds
Instructions
Greek Tomato Salad
- Combine all of the salad ingredients in a bowl and stir together until combined. Taste for seasoning, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Tzatziki Sauce
- Place the shredded cucumber onto a clean dish towel or paper towels, gather it up and use your hands squeeze out as much of the liquid as you can.
- Add all of the ingredients to a bowl and stir together until combined.
- Taste for seasoning then cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Greek Turkey Burgers
- In a large bowl combine the spinach, red onion, feta, dill, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper.
- Add in the ground turkey and use your hands to mix everything together, don't overwork the meat.
- Form the meat mixture into 4 patties.
- Heat your grill, grill pan, or skillet over medium heat. Spray or coat the grill grates/pan with oil.
- Grill the burgers for approximately 4-6 minutes then flip over and grill another 4-6 minutes or until done.
- Serve the turkey burgers in pitas topped with the tzatziki sauce, Greek tomato salad and more crumbled feta.
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 451Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 92mgSodium: 729mgFiber: 7gSugar: 6gProtein: 38g
YUM! I love all the herby flavor and different textures going on here. And pitas are a fabulous idea for this recipe! Where did you get those cute rounds?
– MAK
Thank you! I found the pita rounds at King Soopers AKA Kroger. I loved the mini size!
I am always a fan of Greek flavors. This burger is no exception!
Oh my god, these were sooo good. My whole family loved them. Question about the nutrition analysis. I logged the recipe into My Fitness Pal, minus herbs, vinegar, or any no calorie ingredient, and I came up with only 180-ish calories. I left out the pita rounds, but still, it’s fAr below your 451. Can you advise?
Hi Karen,
I’m so glad you enjoyed the burgers, they’re one of our favorites! The calorie difference could be from the ground turkey that was used, there might be a different fat percentage. It could also be the feta cheese, I know those can vary slightly. Were you including the toppings in your calorie count? Other than that I would say the biggest calorie difference is coming from the pita. All calorie counters vary slightly depending on the brands they’re pulling their information from.
I made this tonight and it was delicious! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for trying the burgers Jessica, glad you enjoyed them!
Have you tried to make additional burgers and freeze them for later use?
Hi Julie. I haven’t frozen these particular turkey burgers, but I have frozen others and had success. I assume it would be the same result.
We made these tonight, and they were so so good. 5 out of 7 in my family loved them (and trust me, those are good numbers…those last two don’t like anything, haha). Thanks for the recipe!
I’ll take 5 out of 7! ;-) Glad to hear they were a hit.
I added greek olives to the sides …… absolutely lovely recipe. Thank you for sharing
Adding olives is always a good idea in my book! Thanks for trying the burgers Carla.