Avocado Green Goddess Turkey Burgers
Turkey Burgers topped with homemade green goddess dressing, avocado, and fresh greens. These green goddess burgers are so easy – ready in 30 minutes! – and full of fresh flavors.
Turkey burgers are not always my favorite kind of burgers unless they happen to be these turkey avocado burgers, a recipe I first shared several years ago and continue to love because it’s easy and delicious.
Topping the burgers with a green goddess sauce and creamy avocado takes a plain Jane turkey burger to a whole new level. And that place is delicious.
Ingredients
- Plain Greek yogurt: I like low-fat or non-fat yogurt since the dressing also has mayo.
- Mayonnaise
- Chopped green onions
- Worcestershire sauce: This is used in the dressing and the burgers.
- Fresh basil
- Lemon juice: I’ve also used lime juice instead of lemon, which also works great.
- Ground turkey: Or use ground beef or ground chicken.
- Salt and pepper
- Hamburger buns: I like to toast the buns, but this is optional.
- Toppings: Avocado, fresh spinach, alfalfa sprouts – these are all optional.
How to Make The Burgers
☑️ Make the Turkey Burger Patties
Mix all of the burger ingredients in a large bowl until just combined. Divide the mixture into four equal parts and form each into patties.
☑️ Cook the Burgers
Heat a grill pan or non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the burgers for five minutes on each side or until cooked through. They should have an internal temperature of 165°.
☑️ Make the Dressing
Place all of the ingredients for the sauce in a blender and puree until smooth.
A note about the sauce – it makes more than you will need for the burgers, and that’s okay because there are many ways to use it. Save the extra for salads or sandwiches, or serve it as a dip for veggies and chips. Refrigerate the extra and it will keep for a few days.
☑️ Assemble the Burgers
Place each burger on a bun. Top each with sauce, sliced ripe avocados, spinach, and alfalfa sprouts.
Turkey Avocado Burgers
Turkey Burgers topped with homemade green goddess dressing, avocado, and fresh greens. These green goddess burgers are so easy – ready in 30 minutes! – and full of fresh flavors.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stove
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
For the Dressing
- 1 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup chopped scallions
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped basil
- Juice of one lemon
For the Turkey Burgers
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 4 hamburger buns, toasted
For the Toppings
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1 cup chopped fresh spinach
- 1 cup alfalfa sprouts
Instructions
- Make the dressing: Place all of the dressing ingredients in a blender. Puree until smooth. Transfer to a container with a lid and place it in the refrigerator while you make the burgers. The dressing will be thin but will thicken as it chills.
- Make the burger patties: Mix all the burger ingredients in a medium bowl until combined. Divide the mixture into four equal parts. Form the meat into patties approximately 4 inches in diameter.
- Cook the burgers: Heat a grill pan or non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the patties for five minutes or so on each side. Check the temperature with a meat thermometer. It should read at least 165°.
- Assemble the burgers: Top each burger with one tablespoon of the herb dressing, followed by 1/4 of the avocado, 1/4 cup of the spinach, and 1/4 cup of the sprouts.
Notes
The recipe for the dressing makes more than you will need to save the extra for salads, sandwiches, or more turkey burgers later in the week. Or, skip making it and use a bottled green goddess dressing instead.
The nutritional information does not include the hamburger buns.
The dressing is adapted from Ina Garten.
Nutrition
- Calories: 351
- Sugar: 5.4g
- Sodium: 861.9mg
- Fat: 21.5g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15.0g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 12.8g
- Fiber: 5.1g
- Protein: 29.4g
- Cholesterol: 80.4mg
The nutrition is an estimate only. It was calculated using Nutrifox, an online nutrition calculator.
More Recipes with Ground Turkey
- Easy Turkey Meatballs
- Ground Turkey Taco Bowls
- Slow Cooker Turkey Chili
- Turkey Meatball Wild Rice Soup
Simple, flavorful, and ready in 30 minutes. These are the kind of turkey burgers I love – I hope you love them, too.
Happy cooking,
This green goddess turkey burger post and recipe were updated from the archives. It was first published in June 2017.
Absolutely amazing! I will have to make this soon! Thank you for also posting all the links to buy the items! That is so helpful!