Feta Turkey Burgers with Corn on the Cob & Slaw
Toddler tip: Make one smaller slider-size patty for her; serve on half a bun with tomato on the side. Corn on the cob is a finger-food favorite.
Low-carb fork: Skip the bun — wrap in lettuce or serve bowl-style over spring mix with the yogurt sauce. The slaw is the lower-carb side; corn is for the family.
Ingredients
Patties
- 1.25 lbsground turkey (93% lean)
- 1large egg
- ⅓ cuppanko breadcrumbs
- ¾ cupcrumbled feta cheese
- 1 cupbaby spinach, finely chopped
- ¼red onion, grated or finely minced
- 2 clovesgarlic, minced
- 1 tspdried oregano
- ¼ tsp + ¼ tspsalt and black pepper (feta is salty — go light)
- 1 tbspolive oil (for the pan)
Sauce & Fixings
- ½ cupplain Greek yogurt
- 1lemon, zested then juiced
- pinchdried dill
- 4burger buns
- for toppinglettuce, tomato, red onion slices
Corn on the Cob & Slaw
- 4 earscorn, in the husk (or shucked)
- to tastebutter and salt
- reservedslaw mix + dressing from chili night
Instructions
1Squeeze excess moisture from the chopped spinach and grated onion. Gently mix turkey, egg, panko, spinach, red onion, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper just until combined, then fold in the feta last, keeping it in lumps. Form 4 patties and press a thumb dimple in the center of each. Chill the patties while you heat the pan and make the sauce — they'll hold together better.
2Toss the reserved slaw mix with the reserved dressing from chili night and set it aside to soften. Stir together Greek yogurt, lemon juice, the zest of the lemon, and dill for the sauce.
3Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium. Cook patties 4–5 min per side, until 165°F in the center. When you flip them, start the corn: microwave the ears in the husk 3–4 min — it keeps the burner free and the corn finishes during the meat's rest (or boil shucked ears 3 min in unsalted water). Rest the patties 2–3 min.
4Toast the cut sides of the buns in the still-warm skillet. Assemble with sauce, lettuce, tomato, and red onion. Butter and salt the corn at the table — toddler's stays unsalted; cut the kernels off the cob for her if she's not cob-ready yet.