Greek Burgers and Sweet Potato "Fries"

Tonight was girls night at a friend's house. A few of us are eating healthy so I thought I would make a healthier version of burgers and fries. This is actually one of my favorite meals but I don't make it very often. Again, they never turn out exactly the same because I don't measure, but this is what I put in them:


Greek Turkey Burgers
Ground Turkey (93/7)
Chopped Olives
Red Onion-diced
Garlic-minced (LOTS!)
Feta Cheese
Pepper
1 Egg
Oregano
Parsley

Mix all of the ingredients together and form patties. You can cook them on the stove top or using the broiler. Because they aren't greasy they are a bit fragile so be careful when flipping them.

You can eat the burger plain on a plate or on a sandwich thin with red onion, tomato, lettuce and tzatziki. I tried my hand at making some tzatziki today and this is what I came up with:

Tzatziki
1 package plain Greek yogurt
fresh dill
cucumber
lemon juice
garlic
pepper

Make sure the yogurt isn't watery. You can strain it I guess, but I don't. Shred up the cucumber and drain it really well...I actually patted it dry with paper towels so it wouldn't water down the yogurt too much. Mix the cucumber with lemon juice (I'm guessing I used about a teaspoon), a heaping spoon of minced garlic and pepper. Once that is mixed, stir in you yogurt. Chill it for at least an hour.

As a side dish I made some sweet potato oven fries. These are really easy and delicious. Just cut up some sweet potatoes to resemble fries (or wedges), put them in a gallon size ziploc back and drizzle them with a little olive oil and sprinkle them with rosemary, a touch of salt and whatever other spice sounds good. Shake the bag and mix them all up until they are seasoned. The trick to even cooking of these is making sure the pieces are cut in similar sizes.
Preheat your oven to about 425. Spread the sweet potatoes on a cookie sheet. Put them in the oven for about 15 minutes then turn them over. Cook for another 15 minutes or until done to your liking. I also like to put them under the broiler for an additional 5 minutes or so to add a little crispiness.

Trisha also made a spinach salad that is always a big hit and it looks pretty! She makes an orange vinaigrette to pour over the spinach, mandarin, almond mixture.

This was the first time all week that I ate any form of potato and it was delicious! I don't feel like I missed out on any of the grease that comes with the traditional burger and fry meal because this one was full of so much flavor.