Juicy Burgers with Guacamole

Ingredients

 Turkey Burgers

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion – finely chopped (see notes)
• 1 garlic clove – minced (see notes)
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 egg
• ½ cup instant oats – or quick / 1-minute oats
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• Burger ingredients: buns, cheese, tomato, lettuce, onion, ketchup, etc.

 Guacamole

• 1 Hass avocado
• 1 tablespoon lime juice – from ½ lime
• 1 tablespoon cilantro leaves – chopped
• 1 teaspoon onion – finely minced
• 1 very small garlic clove – minced
• ½ teaspoon olive oil – (optional, use only if your avocado is not very ripe)
• ¼ teaspoon salt – or adjust to taste
• Pepper to taste
• ¼ small jalapeno – (optional, or use a pinch of cayenne pepper)

Instruction

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Saute the chopped onion and minced garlic in about ½ tablespoon oil for a few minutes until the onion starts softening and browning. Or skip this step and use a teaspoon of onion powder and ½ teaspoon garlic powder instead (I do not recommend skipping, see notes).
3. Combine all the ingredients for the turkey burgers (ground turkey, egg, oats, sauteed onion or onion powder, salt, pepper) into a bowl and mix well with a fork. Try not to mash the turkey, but to mix it instead. Using wet hands, form 4 – 6 burger patties. Wetting your hands between each burger will prevent the turkey from sticking to your hands.
4. Heat up some the olive oil (1-2 tablespoons) in your oven-safe pan, and carefully place the burgers in the the pan. Cook for 3 minutes on each side over medium-high heat, or until each side is nicely browned. The inside will still be raw at this point, that’s OK.
5. Transfer the browned burgers into the oven, and bake for 20 minutes, or until the inside of the burgers is fully cooked at 165F. Optional: top the burgers with cheese and put back in the oven for another minute, or until the cheese melts.
6. While the burgers are in the oven, prepare the guacamole: Mash the avocado in a bowl. Add the rest of the guacamole ingredients, and mix well.
7. Assemble your burger! Don’t forget to toast the bun