INGREDIENTS

    BURGER
  • 2 slices whole wheat bread, crusts removed, torn into pieces
  • 12 ounces lean ground turkey breast
  • 8 ounces sliced water chestnuts , rinsed and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 2 scallions , trimmed and sliced
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 2 garlic cloves , minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • fresh ground black pepper , to taste
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil

    • SESAME MAYONNAISE WITH A TWIST

  • 2 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons nonfat yogurt or low-fat plain yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon chopped scallions
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • sesame seeds
  • salt and pepper

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat grill to medium-high.
  2. Place bread in a food processor and pulse into fine crumbs.
  3. Transfer to a large bowl.
  4. Add ground turkey, water chestnuts, hoisin, scallions, ginger, garlic and salt; mix well. (The mixture will be moist.).
  5. With dampened hands, form the mixture into four 1/2-inch-thick patties.
  6. Oil the grill rack.
  7. Brush the patties with sesame oil.
  8. Grill until browned and no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes per side. (An instant-read thermometer inserted in the center should register 165°F.).
  9. PREPARE SESAME MAYONNAISE WITH A TWIST:.
  10. Combine mayonnaise, yogurt, scallions, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt & pepper in a small bowl; whisk until blended. Then add the sesame seeds, if you choose to.