Turkey Burger Patty Melts

Never eat a bland turkey burger again! Mix toasted pecans, Gorgonzola cheese, and garlic salt with ground turkey to form the patties. A cranberry-Dijon mustard sauce serves as the perfect condiment to the layers of grilled bread, Monterey Jack cheese, arugula, and favorful turkey burgers.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup chopped pecans $
• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground turkey
• 2/3 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 cup canned whole-berry cranberry sauce
• 1/3 cup Dijon mustard
• 12 sourdough bread slices
• 6 (3/4-oz.) Monterey Jack cheese slices
• 3 cups loosely packed fresh arugula

Direction:

1. 1. Heat pecans in a small nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, stirring often, 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant.
2. 2. Combine ground turkey, next 3 ingredients, and pecans in a large bowl. Shape into 6 (1/2-inch-thick) patties, shaped to fit bread slices.
3. 3. Cook patties in a large lightly greased skillet over medium heat 5 to 6 minutes on each side or until done.
4. 4. Stir together cranberry sauce and Dijon mustard. Spread 1 Tbsp. cranberry mixture on 1 side of each bread slice. Layer 6 sourdough bread slices with Monterey Jack cheese, arugula, and turkey burgers; top with remaining bread slices, cranberry mixture side down.
5. 5. Cook sandwiches, in 2 batches, on a hot griddle or in a lightly greased skillet over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown and cheese melts.

Southern Living
OCTOBER 2011