Ingredients

  • a pinch of black pepper
  • 4 burger buns
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup finely chopped fresh basil
  • finely chopped fresh basil (remaining cup)
  • 8 ounces of fresh mozzarella
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon fresh garlic
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 pound sweet Italian turkey sausage (usually found in links)
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped dry oregano
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts – toasted
  • 1 red bell pepper sliced
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup spinach leaves (remove stems)
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped dry thyme

Ready In 30 Minutes

Servings: 4

Cooking Instructions

Step 1

  • Mix first 8 ingredients together thoroughly then add salt & pepper and olive oil. Form 8 thin patties with the meat mixture.
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Step 2

  • Cut mozzarella into 1/4 inch pieces. On top of one patty, scatter 4-5 mozzarella pieces throughout the center of the meat leaving a little space between each cube. Be careful not to put cheese too close to the edges or it will leak out during grilling.
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Step 3

  • Place another patty on top and seal edges together until cheese is completely buried.
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Step 4

  • Cut off the top of the red bell pepper and remove seeds and core. Then slice into 1/4 rings and brush lightly with olive oil.Pesto Sauce: In a dry frying pan, quickly toast the pine nuts. Should take less than 3 minutes. In a food processor, pulse basil leaves, toasted pine nuts and salt & pepper. simultaneously adding olive oil through the feed tube. Once good puree is achieved, add the mayo and pulse 2-3 more times, scraping sides to make sure its thoroughly mixed. Cook burgers meat over low to medium heat. Be sure to coat grill with non-stick spray. Cook about 8-10 minutes on each side. Try not to flip the burger too often as it tends to crumble. If the mozzarella starts to ooze out, don't worry... that's a sign that your burger is almost done.
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  • Length: 13 minutes

Step 5

  • Place red pepper rings on the upper or outer edges of grill. Cook 2-3 minutes on each side.
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  • Length: 3 minutes

Step 6

  • Brush olive oil on the insides of both halves of the sourdough buns and also place on the upper or outer edges of grill.
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Step 7

  • Remove when lightly toasted.

Step 8

  • Spread pesto sauce on top & bottom bun. place spinach leaves on bottom bun and place meat on top of spinach leaves.
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Step 9

  • Garnish top of meat with grilled red bell pepper, fold the halves together and you have La Bella Burger!
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