Buffalo Turkey Burger with Blue Cheese Slaw

Apparently I haven’t made burgers in nearly a year. What’s wrong with me?

These might be the prettiest burgers I’ve ever made.

Again with the bold flavors, but how can you not pair blue cheese with buffalo sauce? This is blue cheese on top of blue cheese dressing. One can never have too much.

The stars aligned and I was able to pick up a package of deliciously perfect kaiser rolls instead of the normal overly bready ones from New Seasons the fridge. It made them that much better.

I had forgotten how much I love broccoli slaw. That packaged stuff makes my life so much easier.

Guess who remembered to pulse the rolled oats into a finer consistency? It makes for a great burger. I went lazy with shredding my carrots and just chopped them in the food processor. I’m pretty sure I have one of those shredding attachments somewhere, but I’m too afraid to use it. I don’t know how. Intimidated by an appliance attachment. I’ve reached a new low.

If you don’t like the flavor of buffalo wing sauce, I implore you to use your favorite BBQ sauce. The slaw is totally optional, unless you’re me. Then it’s not.

Inspiration: Skinny Taste

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups of broccoli slaw [about half of one a 12oz bag]
• 1/4 cup blue cheese dressing
• crumbled blue cheese for topping
• 1lb ground turkey
• 2 carrots, grated
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 cup rolled oats, ground in a food processor/blender
• 2-3 green onions, green and white parts sliced
• 1/4 cup Franks Red Hot Buffalo Sauce
• salt and pepper
• 4 buns

Preparation

Mix together the broccoli slaw and dressing in a bowl. Add a couple tablespoons of extra blue cheese if you dare. Set aside in the fridge until ready to serve.

In a large bowl, mix together the ground remaining ingredients through the hot sauce. Add a healthy pinch of salt and pepper. Mix together until thoroughly combined. Form into four equal patties.

Fire up your grill to a medium heat. Coat the grate with olive oil so it doesn’t stick. Grill each burger on one side for 5-6 minutes before flipping. You want a good sear or they’ll crumble and fall apart in the flipping process. Cook for another 4-5 minutes until it’s equally browned.

Toast buns if desired. Serve with slaw and additional blue cheese.