Tex-Mex burgers with guacamole and salsa recipe - Healthy Diet Recipes

Notes:
A great meal to be eaten at home, but can also be served at a barbeque and picnics, with or without the salsa and guacamole.  These have proved very popular at our house and have many fewer calories than the normal version.  A serving is 2 burgers and a quarter of the salsa and guacamole. I’ve also substituted canned corn kernels for the beans, and this actually lowered the calorie count a little.

 If you omit the tortillas, you can reduce the calories even further.

Per serving: 456 calories

Servings: 4

Ingredients:
The burgers
• 400g ground turkey/turkey mince (use the best quality ground turkey/turkey mince you can find)
• 1 shallot or small onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove of garlic, peeled and very finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• ? teaspoon smoked paprika
• A pinch of dried chili flakes
The guacamole
• 1 avocado
• 1 clove of garlic, peeled
• 1 lime
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
The salsa
• 4 ripe tomatoes, chopped
• ? red onion, chopped
• 120gm (4.5oz) tin of blackeye beans
• A splash of olive oil
• Juice and zest of ? a lime
• A handful of coriander/cilantro, roughly chopped
• ?-1 chili (depending on how hot you like your food), finely chopped
• 4 flour tortillas, low calorie/fat version if possible
• ? iceberg lettuce, shredded
• 150gm (5.5oz) 0% fat Greek yoghurt
• 1 lime, cut into wedges
• Jalapeno peppers

Directions:
1. Mix all the burger ingredients together and make into eight patties. Set aside.
2. To make the guacamole, scoop out all the avocado flesh and put into a blender with the garlic and lime juice. Blend until smooth and season to taste.
3. To make the salsa, mix the tomato and onion with the beans, olive oil, lime juice, coriander and chili. Season and set aside.
4. Heat up a griddle pan. Cook the burgers for about five minutes on each side, turning occasionally to chargrill all over.
5. Heat up a frying pan/skillet (with no oil) and warm the tortillas through. Or do this in the microwave.
6. Serve the burgers with some shredded lettuce, a dollop of yoghurt, the guacamole and salsa, wrapped in a tortilla
7. Serve the lime and the jalapeno peppers on the side for extra flavour and heat.

Submitted by:
Juliette

Popularity: 7% [?]

 

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