These light and juicy turkey burgers are going Greek, with the addition of sun-dried tomatoes, oregano, feta cheese, and a creamy homemade tzatziki sauce, for a healthy lunch or dinner.
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Greek Turkey Burgers
I’m all about making easy swaps in the kitchen to prepare dinners that are a bit more healthful, but still cure your cravings.
I mean, my mom’s famous potato salad is still my #1 side dish with burgers, but an amazing Mediterranean orzo salad or healthy quinoa salad swapped into the mix is a great idea too. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.
When the burger cravings strike during my mindful-eating-mode, and I’m somehow able to harness the willpower not to make my favorite garlic burgers, I turn to this burger recipe instead.
What’s in These Greek Turkey Burgers?
This healthy turkey burger recipe marries two of my favorite things: Burgers and Greek-inspired flavors. Whether it’s pasta, salads or even slow-cooker breakfasts, I just can’t seem to get enough of Mediterranean flavors.
Natural ground turkey is the base of this recipe. I like Kroger’s Simple Truth brand because while low-fat, it isn’t fat free so it still has flavor and is always fresh in the meat case. The Simple Truth line from Kroger are an array of products you’ll find throughout the store that are either organic or natural, and are free from 101 artificial ingredients and preservatives. That alone makes them very easy to fit into nearly every meal I make.
To make the spinach feta turkey burgers and the homemade tzatziki sauce, you’ll need:
- Ground turkey
- Fresh spinach
- Sun-dried tomatoes
- Red onion
- Feta cheese
- Garlic
- Egg
- Dried oregano
- Cucumber
- Greek yogurt
- Fresh dill
- Red wine vinegar
- Favorite burger fixings (buns, lettuce, tomato, etc.)
How to Make Turkey Burgers
Add veggies for flavor. The med-inspired flavors are pretty classic. Fresh chopped spinach I buy already washed and stemmed (such a time-saver), sun-dried tomatoes, red onion, and feta cheese are all added to the mix.
Turkey is lean so add fat. Since there is so little fat in this meat, I add an egg yolk and some olive oil to the turkey mix as binders so they don’t fall apart when grilling.
Whisk egg binder separately. While many meatballs, meatloafs and any other meat-ish dish that call for eggs as a binder are simply cracked right into the mix, I prefer to whisk my egg separately in a bowl with the oregano, garlic (I prefer it pressed rather than minced) with the salt and pepper. Then, I add it to the burger mix to make a more homogenous blend by forgoing a fork and simply digging my hands straight into the mix.
How to Form Turkey Burgers
Gently form the burgers. Simply combine the turkey burger ingredients with your hands, then mold into patties and chill for 30 minutes.
Refrigerate burgers before grilling. I refrigerate my burgers for at least an hour after shaping them to firm up and hold up when cooking. You could also prepare these and let them rest in the fridge before cooking/grilling for up to 2 days.
How to Make 5-Ingredient Tzatziki Sauce
The next level of Greek flavor comes from a garlicky tzatziki sauce, making it a great sub for mayo, ketchup, or mustard. I prefer to make my sauce and then refrigerate it for at least 30 minutes so the flavors meld.
While the patties chill, whisk together the homemade tzatziki sauce.
Get my easy, healthy tzatziki sauce recipe here.
How to avoid a watery sauce. And to avoid a slippery tzatziki sauce, don’t forget to squeeze the water from the grated cucumber before mixing.
How Long to Cook Turkey Burgers
Grill the Greek turkey burgers over medium heat until cooked through, then assemble your burgers and dive right in.
Grill these burgers inside or outside. These burgers can be cooked inside on a non-stick grill pan or outside on a traditional grill. Be sure to oil your grates well if you’re cooking outside so the Greek burger doesn’t stick due to that low-fat thing again.
How long to cook turkey burgers. These spinach feta turkey burgers will need to cook for roughly 5 minutes per side. Use a meat thermometer to make sure your burgers are completely done. They should be cooked to 165 degrees to make sure they’re done, but not overdone and dry.
Can I Freeze Turkey Burgers?
Yes, you can freeze the raw turkey burgers after you’ve formed the patties. Frozen turkey burgers will last up to 3 months.
Can I Use Ground Chicken Instead?
Yes, ground chicken would work well!
Can I Make These Gluten-Free?
If you’re diligently watching the carbs or looking for gluten-free options, these are just as delicious served protein-style and wrapped in a lettuce leaf as a bun.
What to Serve With Greek Turkey Burgers
- How to Make the BEST Potato Salad
- Greek Salad with Avocado
- How to Make Classic Macaroni Salad
- BLT Pasta Salad with Avocado
- Caesar Salad with Garlic Croutons
- Dill Cucumber Salad
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Greek Turkey Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce
Ingredients
For the Turkey Burgers:
- 1 pound ground turkey
- ½ cup fresh spinach leaves , chopped
- ⅓ cup sun-dried tomatoes , chopped
- ¼ cup red onion , minced
- ¼ cup feta cheese , crumbled
- 2 cloves garlic , pressed or minced
- 1 egg , whisked
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 soft whole-wheat hamburger buns
- Bibb lettuce leaves
- Sliced red onion
For the Tzatziki Sauce:
- ½ cucumber , halved with skin and seeds removed
- ¾ cup low-fat plain Greek yogurt
- 2 cloves garlic , pressed or minced
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill , minced
- Pinch of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the ground turkey, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, red onion and feta. In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic, egg, olive oil and dried oregano and kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper then pour over the turkey and mix with your hands to combine.
- Divide the burger mixture into 4 portions and mold into patties. Place on a cutting board or plate dividing the patties with parchment paper and refrigerated for 30 minutes up to overnight. You could also individually freeze the patties at this point for up to 3 months.
- Prepare the tzatziki sauce by grating the cucumber. Gather the cucumber together and place in a paper towel and press the water out of the shredded cucumber and place in a medium size bowl. Add the yogurt, garlic, red wine vinegar, fresh dill, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to 3 days.
- Heat a non-stick grill pan over medium heat and spray well with cooking spray.
- Place the turkey burgers on the grill, cover with an upside down sheet pan or lid and cook for about 5 minutes per side. Be sure to watch the burgers and monitor your heat as the burgers will brown quickly if the heat is too high.
- Slather buns with tzatziki sauce and garnish with lettuce leaves and red onion. Or serve bunless in the bibb lettuce leaves.
Nutrition
More Irresistible Burger Recipes To Try
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So juicy and delicious! I used a bit of bacon grease to fry them up which added alot of flavour. Otherwise followed the instructions to the T. Thanks for the recipe! I love anything Greek!!
Thanks for sharing, Connie. We’re so happy you loved these!
Made the sandwich and it was good but I prefer the patty plain as it was amazing. Omitted the egg and used sun-dried tomatoes in oil with Italian herbs. The patty had so much flavor on its own. Thank you for the recipe.
We’re glad to hear you enjoyed these, Eleanor!
these are absolutely amazing! Didn’t use the sun dried tomatoes and cut oregano to 3/4 tsp. Did make up the patties and sauce the night before and the flavor was amazing! Tastes just like a gyro, fast week night dinner too!
So glad you enjoyed them Michele. Thanks for the comment and 5 stars!
Hi, I’m new to your website. I actually got five big burgers out of this recipe. The first one I made was a little bland, so the next time I salted and peppered one side before frying. Then I topped it with sliced kalamatas, tomatoes and lettuce. If was fabulous! I will definitely be making these again. Thanks for a delicious recipe.
I’m glad you enjoyed Marianne!
We love these burgers! So moist and flavorful!
I’m glad you enjoyed!
This recipe is phenomenal! 10/10⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Happy to hear you enjoyed Veronica!
This was last minute for me so it was thrown together and highly adaptable. I used sun-dried tomatoes, marinated artichoke hearts, feta and kalamata olives. I didn’t have the spinach, onion, garlic, anything for the sauce, or buns so I sautéed in garlic infused olive oil and served with pesto spaghetti. The burgers were so juicy and flavorful I didn’t miss the sauce (although I love it). This will be part of my regular rotation from now on.
Sounds delicious Emily! I’m glad you enjoyed!
I have used this recipe many times and love it! Can you please confirm the carbs? I think this is counting the bun.
IT does indeed include the bun in the calorie and carb count.
This is literally one of the best things I’ve eaten. I am obsessed with them. The ONLY thing I do differently, is mix pesto with Mayo and top them with that since my husband isn’t a tzatziki fan.
Glad you enjoyed Breanna.
For the gluten free option, please add gluten free bun. Canyon Bakehouse makes great gluten free breads and buns for hot dogs/hamburgers. Love recieving your emails with the recipes.
Great tip Tony!
Great recipe, avocado takes place of mayo — for my mayo friends. They didn’t complain. I don’t eat beef, and I use bison in Chili also. My go-to beef and it takes better.
Thanks.
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Best burger I ever made! Moist flavourful, easy to make. They were quite sticky while forming, but stayed together well while cooking
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Made these tonight and they were delicious!!
Glad you enjoyed Caryn!
I made these today and they’re so good! Froze a couple of them too. Definitely going to make this again!
So glad you like them Tonya, and smart to freeze for later.
I used ground chicken instead of turkey. I made these into meatballs and baked them in a muffin pan. I sprayed nonstick spray in the muffin pan. I also sprayed just a little nonstick spray on each ball. Baked at 350* for about 30 minutes. Turned out tender and juicy. Made 12.
YUM! Sounds great Gloria!
These were really good burgers! I loved the tzatziki sauce on them, I’d never thought to do that!
Thank you!
These have been my go to Turkey burgers for almost 2 years. They”re so simple and delicious!
I love that Leila! Thank you <3
made this today, didn’t have everything in for it but I can say the veggies really do make a lovely moist burger for sure. Will be making these again. Might just try with beef for the heck of it too.
I made this today and LOVED it! Made everyone hungry just by the aroma of it cooking! Big hit!
I just made these and they were a hit! I’ll definitely be making them again.
I had Hawaiian and Potato buns at home so that’s what we used. I also forgot to get lettuce and don’t love red onion, so those were left off the final product.
My husband said this was his favorite thing he’s eaten in a long time! Thanks for the recipe!
I almost never comment on things, but I have to say that these are probably the best burgers I’ve ever had. I’ve made them 3-4 times now and they have been delicious each time. Definitely a new favourite! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Can you please provide the nutritional values?
I have already tried them once, so good!
These Greek turkey burgers were SO good. We had them with the tzatziki sauce over a salad. They have so much flavor!
I love that you turned it into a salad Mindy. So glad you enjoyed!
Thanks for the recipe, however these completely fell apart on our grill :( The sauce was great and we made do with crumbled burgers.
I made this yesterday and my husband (beef snob) and 19 month old both loved it! I didn’t have a cucumber so I made the “tzatziki” without it, and it was still a delicious addition. Thanks for the wonderful recipe that I’ll keep in the family’s rotation.
This recipe just made dieting so much easier. Very Yummy
We made these for dinner tonight and I wouldn’t change a single thing! They came out moist and delicious with a perfect blend of flavors. Everyone loved them. Thanks for an easy recipe that will be a regular in our rotation!
Im having a hard time keeping them together when i cook them, but other then that they’re very delicious! Any suggestions on how to keep them from falling apart during frying?
I was having the same problem then I resorted to the oven which works best so I can sit and eat with the family also
Had these for dinner tonight – they were so good! Will definitely fix these again!
Excellent burgers! I bought my tzatziki sauce and put it all into a pita. SO good, will definitely make again. Thanks.
Pretty tasty! At first I thought the mixture was kind of wet and hard to mold. The 30 chill time is essential. I ran out of steam to make the Tziki. Just served on buns with mayo/olive oil. Delish!!
I was just dx’d with type 2 diabeties and this sounds like a great recipe that I can eat. Will have to figure out the carbs and everything for it but sounds yummy and I can’t wait to make it. Thank you!
I hope this works for you Angie, you can alway wrap the burgers in lettuce leaves to keep the carb count lower as well. Enjoy!
I love turkey burgers so much! These had so much flavor, I love Greek anything. I didn’t add sundried tomatoes, onion, or egg. They were still absolutely perfect. I add lemon to my tzatziki and leave out the dill. Thanks for this great recipe, can’t wait to make again!
Hi! If I freeze the patties is it better to then cook from frozen or should I thaw them first? Can’t wait to try them!
I defrost my other turkey burger recipe before cooking. I’m sure it would be the same for these
Heidi, thank you for this awesome recipe. There is a lot of prep involved, but so worth it! Delicious and healthy!
Could you sub dill weed for the fresh dill in the sauce?
Making the burgers for supper tonight! Would love to make the tzaziki too but missing the fresh dill :(
I freeze my dill and it lasts all winter and longer. Just wash it, freeze on a try in one layer, then throw it into a freezer bag.. Dill available whenever needed.
thank you for this tip
Do you happen to know the calories? These are so yummy!
I just made these. Had no buns so served in pitas.. They are SO GOOD! We love gyros and this was an easy, cheap, lower calorie alternative. Thank you!
These burgers turned out so well! All of the flavors really work well in the turkey burger and the my husband said that this is the best tzatziki sauce that he has ever had. Thanks for the recipe!
Love this recipe! It inspired my trip to Trader Joe’s this weekend! http://www.workitwomen.com
these look yummy.. Is there any way to get a calorie count on these?
These look so yum!! Plan on making this weekend!
Thank you ; I consider it to be your invitation for Ms. Spring to come, at last :-) Enjoy your day !
These turkey burgers look yum. Have to try this recipe.
Give me all the burgers, these look perfect!
I love tzatziki sauce! I have honestly never thought to put it on a burger. I definitely making this.
Yummy!
It certainly is! Hope you give it a try Arthur.
I love burgers. Thanks for new yummy burgers recipe. I must try this one on next holiday. Photography was also Amazing!
Thank you Maria, I think you’re going to love this recipe.