Ingredients

2 Spanish or sweet onions, cut into thick 1/4" slices

Extra virgin olive oil

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (1/4 tsp table salt)

freshly ground black pepper

1 1/2 pound ground turkey (or ground chicken, pork, beef or lamb)

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1/2 teaspoon ground coriander

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley

1 garlic clove, finely minced

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

4 kaiser rolls or hamburger buns

Roasted Pepper and Feta Spread (below)

/2 Spanish or sweet onion, thickly sliced

Extra virgin olive oil

Kosher salt and cracked black pepper

1 cup crumbled feta cheese

2 fire-roasted red bell peppers, home roasted or store-bought, cut into strips

2 pepperoncini (canned pickled yellow peppers), sliced

1/2 teaspoon dry Greek oregano

2 pinches ground coriander

2 pinches ground cumin

4 small picked sprigs parsley

1/2" thick slice of tofu

mound of sprouts

Preparation

  1. Heat a grill pan or frying pan over medium-high heat. Brush the onion slices with oil and grill/saute the onions until very tender, flipping the slices halfway. The longer you cook, the sweeter the onion will taste. Take 1/4 of the onions and finely chop. Reserve the remaining onions as rings to top the burger.

  2. In a large bowl, combine the chopped onions, salt, pepper, ground turkey, Dijon mustard, coriander, parsley, garlic and cumin. Use your hands to mix thoroughly. Divide the mixture in 4 and shape into patties. With your fingers press down gently in the center of each patty to make a slight depression in the middle (the center of patty rises during cooking, so making a depression in middle will ensure an even patty).

  3. Heat a grill pan or frying pan over high heat. Brush the burger with a little bit of olive oil. When the pan is hot, grill the patties for 2 minutes. Flip the patties and grill another 2 minutes. Turn the heat to medium-low, cover the pan and cook until the patties are cooked through, about 3-5 minutes, depending on how thick your patties are, what protein you use and how done you like your burgers. I suggest cooking pork, turkey and chicken all the way through.

  4. Serve with the burger buns, Roasted Pepper and Feta Spread and the reserved grilled onions, tofu and sprouts.