Spice it up....

A long time ago, I ripped out this recipe from Rachel Ray and gave it a go... Deee-lish, as she would say.  Really, what made it so yummy was the relish/salsa/topping, which was very different than anything I'd ever had/made before...
Over time, I collected so many recipes that it became overwhelming.  I kept them in a binder that was literally overflowing and wouldn't close anymore.  So I began weeding through them.  Time consuming.

What happend was I chucked recipes I didn't think I'd ever honestly get around to trying, I kept "out of the box" recipes that intrigued me, and I moved recipes that I had tried and loved to a new binder that I named the "TRIED AND TRUE" binder.

This turkey burger and relish recipe made the cut.  Of course, I make some changes... So here's my version...

Turkey Burger
2 lbs ground turkey
a small handful of italian seasoned bread crumbs
1/3 cup of finely chopped parsley
Colby Jack cheese, or cheddar

Grill burgers (I used my griddler) until cooked through, then top with the colby jack.  Meanwhile, toast up some english muffins so they are ready when the burgers are done.

Relish
large zucchini, diced
red bell pepper, diced
1/2 medium sized red onion, diced
2 Tablespoons hot sauce (I used Franks)
juice of 1 1/2 limes
a few shakes of dried thyme

Combine all of the above, and give it a good stir.  Top the burgers with this yummy relish.

I served my burgers with a nice salad picked from our garden.  It made the perfect side.  You definitely need to try this!  I could even see eating the relish with tortilla chips in place of a standard salsa  :)