Fallen Souffle

My sister alerted me one afternoon at 4:01 that Oprah was doing a summer “Favorite Things” show. I tell you, the funniest thing about that show is watching people’s reactions in the audience. It’s priceless and I can’t help by laugh over and over as I fast forward and rewind to see these people go nuts. Even better are the men that have no idea what is going on. The first thing Oprah talks about is this turkey burger she has at Trump’s hotel in Chicago. While I fast forwarded through Trump’s appearance (I can’t stand him) I did stop as the chef was going over the ingredients and was shocked when they put the recipe online! I thought Trump would have tried to make money off of this recipe! $5 per download! But he didn’t, or at least not yet, so I quickly got the recipe I figured i would give it a shot as I am always looking for something healthy to grill when it’s hot outside. And by the way, it is officially hot in North Carolina!

Most of these items are pretty easy to find, though I’m not sure if the chutney is in normal grocery stores, I got mine at a gourmet market only because I thought about it while I was in there. I will look for it the next time I am at the Harris Teeter but the chutney is just a mango chutney so use what you can find. I followed the recipe exactly except I did half the recipe. The original says the full recipe will feed 8 people, well, I don’t know how big these patties were but I got 8 hefty size patties out of half of the recipe. So that would be my suggestion however if there is a sale on ground turkey make a full batch and freeze some. I did 2 types of turkey, 1 lb of 99% fat free turkey and 1 lb of the 93% fat free and this worked very well and lowered some of the fat.

These grilled up beautifully and held together with no problem. The apple and chutney add a lot of moisture and they didn’t dry out at all, however I was vigilant to make sure they weren’t over cooked. I took the leftovers for lunch for 3 days and were not at all sick of them. I put them with the Merita light hamburger buns and a slice of fresh tomato and it made for a perfect summer dinner. I didn’t have time to make the additional chutney which was basically more Major Grey’s chutney with some pear, cinnamon, salt and raisins, but I may next time.

I urge you to try these when you are looking for an alternative to the traditional burger, they are now one of my favorite things!

Mar-a-Lago Turkey Burger
1/4 cup scallions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
3 Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced
1/8 cup canola oil
4 pounds ground turkey breast
2 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. black pepper
2 tsp. chipotle Tabasco™
1 lemon, juice and grated zest
1/2 bunch parsley, finely chopped
1/4 cup Major Grey’s Chutney, pureed

Sauté the scallions, celery and apples in the canola oil until tender. Let cool.

Place the ground turkey in a large mixing bowl. Add sautéed items and the remaining ingredients. Shape into eight 8-ounce burgers. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Season the turkey burgers with salt and pepper. Place on a preheated, lightly oiled grill. Grill each side for 7 minutes until meat is thoroughly cooked. Let sit for 5 minutes.

Serve with a side of Mar-a-Lago Pear Chutney and your favorite toasted bread, pita or hamburger roll.

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