Healthy Turkey Slider Lettuce Wraps with Green Goddess Dressing

Turkey sliders come together quickly and pack a ton of flavor from lemon zest, sauteed onions, and a homemade green goddess dressing. You won’t even miss the bun!

While we’re all still committed to eating healthy and sticking to our New Year’s resolutions, I thought I’d finally share my go-to turkey slider recipe.

I love making this recipe because it’s flavorful, juicy, and healthy.  The turkey sliders are seasoned with lemon zest, fresh dill, and garlic. To serve, the sliders are topped with caramelized onions, roasted red peppers and drizzled with a creamy homemade green goddess dressing in a crisp Bibb lettuce cup.  It’s sure to satisfy a burger craving while keeping you on track.

Looking for a side to serve with the sliders? How about these honey chipotle glazed sweet potatoes?

When making these sliders, it’s important to let the sliders rest for 5-7 minutes after cooking prior to serving.  If you immediately serve the sliders in the lettuce wraps, the burgers will be quite messy, leaking slider ‘juice’ all over.  I’ve made this mistake myself and noticed a huge difference when allowing the meat to rest.

Do you like turkey sliders? How are your New Year’s resolutions going?

Alyssa

Healthy Turkey Sliders Lettuce Wraps with Green Goddess Dressing

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Servings: 4 sliders

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 8 ounces lean ground turkey
• zest from 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon fresh dill
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1/4 cup roasted red peppers cut into 1/4 inch strips
• 1 small shallot sliced into rings.
• 2 teaspoons olive oil separated
• 1 head Bibb lettuce or Boston Lettuce
  
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• For the green goddess dressing:
• 1/4 cup paleo mayonnaise
• 1/2 small avocado
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
• 1 small clove garlic
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• salt and pepper to taste

Method

 

1. In a medium-sized bowl mix the ground turkey, lemon zest, dill, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and form into 4 small patties of even size, set aside.
2. Warm 1 teaspoon of olive oil in a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and cook until caramelized. Remove from pan and set aside until <g class="gr_ gr_177 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style multiReplace" id="177" data-gr-id="177">serving .</g> Do not clean the pan.
3. Add the remaining 1 teaspoon of olive oil to the same pan and cook the sliders 4-6 minutes per side over medium-high heat. Once cooked, remove the pan from the heat and allow the sliders to rest 5-7 minutes while you prepare the dressing.
4. To prepare the dressing, add all of the dressing ingredients to a food processor and process until fully blended.
5. To serve, place each slider on a lettuce leaf, top with red pepper strips and shallots, drizzle with green goddess dressing.