Table Talk » As eaten by Oprah: Mar-a-Lago Burger

I have no idea what Oprah eats, but one of my clients saw this Mar-a-Lago Turkey Burger recipe featured on an Oprah show and asked me if I could put it on the menu for her next cook date. Well that cook date was today.

I've always been a fan of traditional burgers, but have developed a recent fascination with other types of burgers. The Mar-a-Lago burger is made with ground turkey and is seasoned with diced Granny Smith apple, mango chutney, diced celery, scallions, chipotle tabasco sauce, lemon zest and juice, and chopped parsley. The recipe on the Oprah site calls for ground turkey breast, but I used ground turkey. I was making this for the first time for a client and I needed to ensure that the burger would be nice and juicy. Maybe I'll try it at home with ground turkey breast. The burgers were very juicy made with ground turkey. I'm not so sure about making it with ground turkey breast.

The diced apple has a lot of moisture and the recipe instructs you to refrigerate the burgers for two hours before cooking. It also uses 4 pounds of ground turkey to make eight 8-ounce burgers. At my store, ground turkey comes in 1 1/4 pound packages, so I used three packages for a total of 3 3/4 pounds of ground turkey. Using 3 3/4 pounds of ground turkey, I made 10 enormous burgers. I mixed and formed the burgers shortly after I arrived at my client's home and set them in the refrigerator to chill. They probably chilled for three hours.

I cooked them on the stovetop rather than grilling them on a charcoal or gas grill.

The Oprah site has a recipe for Mar-a-Lago Pear Chutney to serve with them, but I opted to skip that and just use some of the Major Grey's chutney that is mixed in with the burger. Hmm, mango chutney has been making a lot of appearances in my cooking.

This is a tasty burger. The green apple adds moisture and little bit of tartness, the mango chutney adds a little heat and a little sweetness. As Tom would say "it's a keeper."

After I made these, I started wondering about using cilantro instead of parsley. Next time!

Mar-a-Lago Turkey Burger
adapted from http://www.oprah.com
Serves 10

1/4 cup scallions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
3 Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced
1 tablespoon safflower oil
1 Tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon chipotle Tabasco
1 lemon, juice and grated zest
1 cup finely chopped parsley
1/4 cup mango chutney
3 3/4 pounds ground turkey
safflower oil for the grill or grill pan
mango chutney for serving

Sauté the scallions, celery, and apples in the safflower oil until tender. Place in large mixing bowl and let cool. Add salt, pepper tabasco, lemon zest, lemon juice, and chopped parsley. Mix to combine. Add ground turkey and mix to combine. Shape into 10 burgers. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Place on a preheated, lightly oiled grill or grill pan. Grill each side for 6 minutes until meat is thoroughly cooked. Tent and let sit for 5 minutes.

Serve with mango chutney and your favorite toasted bread, pita or hamburger roll.

Posted June 12, 2008 9:27 PM in Cook Dates, Recipes, Test Kitchen

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