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Large platter filled with lettuce, small turkey burgers, red onion, lemon wedges, feta cheese, sliced avocado, sliced grape tomatoes and a small bowl of dressing.

Turkey Burger Salad (Ground Turkey Salad)

Looking for a ground turkey salad? This turkey burger salad with creamy sun dried tomato dressing is for you. It's a deluxe bunless burger in a bowl!
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Ingredients

For the Sun Dried Tomato Dressing:

  • 5 tablespoons buttermilk
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons drained sun dried tomatoes in oil
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoon chopped chives
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest

For the Turkey Burger Salad

  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 tablespoon Montreal steak seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large head green leaf lettuce torn into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 avocado peeled, pitted and sliced
  • ¾ cup grape or cherry tomatoes halved if large
  • ½ cup croutons
  • ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
  • ½ cup sliced red onion

Instructions

Make the Sun Dried Tomato Dressing:

  • In food processor, blend buttermilk, mayonnaise, sun dried tomatoes, sour cream, lemon juice, chives, garlic and lemon zest until smooth.

Make the Turkey Burger Salad:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In medium bowl (or just using container turkey comes in), sprinkle turkey with steak seasoning and mix with hands until well combined. Form turkey into golf ball-sized meatballs, then flatten into patties. Place on plate.
  • Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. In batches if necessary, cook turkey patties 3 minutes per side or until golden brown.
  • Transfer patties to rimmed baking pan and transfer to oven. Bake 4 to 6 minutes or until internal temperature of patties reaches 165 degrees F.
  • Arrange lettuce on large platter. Top with avocado, grape tomatoes, croutons, cheese, onion, and turkey patties. Serve with Sun Dried Tomato Dressing.

Notes

  • In an air fryer set at 400 degrees F, these little turkey burgers should take about 10 minutes. This may vary slightly based on your model of air fryer, how spaced out the burgers are in the basket, etc.
Calories: 452kcal, Carbohydrates: 15g, Protein: 34g, Fat: 30g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g, Monounsaturated Fat: 12g, Trans Fat: 0.04g, Cholesterol: 91mg, Sodium: 442mg, Potassium: 972mg, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 7226IU, Vitamin C: 21mg, Calcium: 184mg, Iron: 3mg
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