I love Burgers, I love Home Made Burgers, I love Home Made Gluten Free Burgers, I love Home Made Gluten Free Turkey Burgers! So I thought I’d grab you my recipe, give it a try and also find out what my favourite Gluten Free Burger Bun is while you’re at it!
When I told everyone at work that I was making gluten free turkey burgers for dinner they all started to drool. It wasn’t the fact that they were gluten free at all. It was more the case that everyone just loves a proper home made burger! For me however the best burger I have eaten (I am not lying here) is buried within our gluten free burgers recipe!
I’ve always been a big burger fan. When I say burgers I mean proper meaty burgers. As a kid I never ate fast food burgers as I wasn’t allowed to eat beef for a long time because of Mad Cow Disease. Because of this, having a meaty burger was always a special occasion for me. We would often buy our burgers from a local farm shop where we could guarantee they were free of any nasties!
In more recent years, since I’ve been unable to eat gluten, I have definitely reduced the amount of burgers I eat. Initially it would be the case that most restaurants still had gluten in the actual meat… this isn’t the case so much these days. It is now the case that the gluten free menu will contain gluten free burgers that are ‘Naked’. No bun and just salad doesn’t equal a burger to me… especially when I can’t eat most of the salad.
In some cases nowadays gluten free burger buns are available in restaurants. The likes of TGI Fridays and Gourget Burger Kitchen offer gluten free burgers with a gluten free bun. I excitedly have tried these and although at the time these seemed amazing… looking back on them (especially GBK) the bun was quite crumbly which isn’t my cuppa tea! I must admit (I am ashamed & saddened by this) I’m yet to visit an Honest Burgers! I have walked past all the different Honest Burgers many times in London, yet I’ve never ventured in. I’ve heard they do amazing gluten free burgers in delicious gluten free burger buns & will definitely drop by soon!
Anyway back to my gluten free burgers. As you might have realised now, we love using turkey thigh mince as an alternative to red meat such as beef or lamb. The reason behind this initially was purely because Mark can’t tolerate red meat very well; however now we have actually come to like it more. Turkey thigh mince is really delicious, moist and works really well with a variety of seasoning. I would highly recommend trying it in place of beef sometime, it really is amazing.
In terms of toppings for our gluten free burgers we love to put a VioLife Vegan Cheese Slice on the burger just before its finished cooking, it melts all over the burger and tastes amazing. I will then put in mustard, some sliced gherkins, a low sugar tomato ketchup and sometimes even a little mashed avocado. The result is pure heaven & gluten free burgers that I struggle to get my mouth around!
As I mentioned earlier in this post I was going to tell you about the best brand I have discovered for gluten free burger buns. Well, I lie, the best brand for all gluten free bread in my opinion. I discovered Just: Gluten Free Bakery at The Allergy and Free From Show North & have never looked back. Mark even got me a Just: Gluten Free Bakery delivery for my birthday… a range of different rolls! For burgers I’ve tried out their White Burger Buns, Seeded Burger Buns & my absolute favourite which I would recommend the most.. the Brioche Burger Bun! I must also point out that all of Just: Gluten Free Bakery’s products are not only gluten free, they are also dairy free and egg free… so Brioche Burger Buns all round!
So you know my favourite toppings… you know what gluten free burger buns are the greatest. But what should you serve with your gluten free burgers as an accompaniment? For us its got to be delicious home made sweet potato wedges all crispy and baked in the oven. I had heard stories about people being unable to crisp up sweet potato fries in the oven so when I first made them I did a fair amount of research into what the best way is to make them super crispy… without going down the route of using a fryer. I have to admit I think we do a pretty good job with our sweet potato fries. If you want to know how we make our sweet potato fries to go with our gluten free burgers then CLICK HERE!
For now… just enjoy my Turkey Burger Recipe for the most tasty gluten free burgers on the planet
- 800g Turkey Thigh Mince
- 1 1/2 tbsp Garlic Paste
- Medium handful Fresh Coriander (chopped finely)
- 2 Egg Yolks
- 45g Gluten Free Breadcrumbs (Helps keep the burger together)
- 1 tbsp Oil
- Preheat your oven to around 200 degrees FAN (we put our ours a little higher than this!)
- Combine your mince, garlic paste, egg yolks, coriander, bread crumbs and oil in a bowl.
- Mix the ingredients thoroughly... get your hands stuck in to the mix, but try not to handle the mixture too much.
- Form around 4 large burgers with your hands and place them on a foiled baking sheet. (You could make 5-6 smaller burgers but we love big juicy gluten free burgers!)
- Cook them in the oven for around 20 minutes until nicely browned.
- They look delicious, juicy & smell amazing as you take them out of the oven!
- Serve your burger on a tasty gluten free bun, with your choice of toppings & a large helping of sweet potato fries!
- Enjoy!
- These burgers are delicious served up in a Gluten Free Bun. I would highly recommend a Gluten Free Burger Bun from the folk at Just: Gluten Free Bakery. (The Brioche ones are amazing!)
- My choice of fillings usually include: gherkins, mustard, mayo, tomato ketchup, mashed avocado and a slice of VioLife Vegan Cheese (All of these at once.. don"t hold back!!)
- Serve with a large side of baked, lightly spiced/seasoned sweet potato fries.
Thanks for reading,
Becky xxx
RECIPE: Gluten Free Burgers - Turkey!
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