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Mexican turkey burger wraps

A healthy choice and an option to love because it is very different to the usual beef burger and bun. It is a lot lower in fat and more fun to eat!

Ingredients

1 pound turkey (ground)
1 scallion (thinly sliced)
1 teaspoon cumin (ground)
1 teaspoon garlic (garlic powder)
1⁄2 teaspoon paprika (smoked paprika)
2 sprigs coriander (finely chopped)
4 tomato (ripe, finely chopped, reserving juice)
1 onion (small, thinly sliced)
1⁄2 can corn (drained and rinsed)
1 lime (juice only)
1⁄2 chili pepper (deseeded and thinly sliced)
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 tortilla (corn or flour tortillas)
  lettuce (shredded, to taste)
  yogurt (plain, low fat)
1⁄2 can beans (black eyed peas, drained and rinsed)

Instructions

First, make the patties and the salsa, grill the burgers, warm the tortillas and then make the wraps.

For the burgers, mix ground turkey, sliced spring onion, cumin, garlic powder, smoked paprika and a handful of coriander together in a bowl and shape into small patties. You should get about 8 small patties. Set aside.

For the salsa, mix chopped tomato and the resrved juice, red onion, black eyed peas, corn, lime juice, chili, olive oil and the rest of the coriander in a bowl and season with a little salt and pepper. Set aside.

Now preheat the grill or grill pan and cook the burgers for approximately 5 minutes on each side.

Heat the flour tortillas, either in a hot pan with no oil or a quick minute in the oven.

To serve, open one tortilla and add two small patties. Top with shredded lettuce, salsa and a dollop of low-fat plain yogurt. Roll into a wrap and serve!

Total time
45 minutes
Cooking time 30 minutes
Preparation time 15 minutes
Yield
4 servings

Notes

If you can’t find blackeye peas, replace with kidney beans or black beans, canned or already cooked.

Gluten free if using corn tortillas.

Source

Tex-Mex cuisine

Add more chili, to taste, if you like hot food.

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