Turkey, spinach & stilton burger recipe

A great, cheap meal for family and friends. Spinach and cheese are calcium-richm but remember cheese is high in fat too.

Ingredients

• 250gfresh spinach or 200g frozen spinach, thawed
• 50g fresh white breadcrumbs
• 500g minced turkey
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Freshly grated nutmeg
• 2tsp fresh thyme leaves
• 75g stilton cheese
• 1tsp olive oil

Method

1. Put the washed spinach into a steamer and cook for about 4-5 mins, until wilted, turn the spinach over half way to cook evenly. Remove from the heat and
2. press out as much excess water as possible.
3. Turn the spinach onto a board then chop into small pieces. This can also be done in a food processor, but be careful not to over process - just pulse or chop.
4. Transfer into a bowl and add the breadcrumbs, mix together to break up the
5. spinach.
6. Add the turkey and seasoning, crumble in the cheese and mix together. Form into 8 burgers shapes.
7. Heat either a heavy based frying pan or griddle pan, lightly brush the burgers with oil or spray, cook the burgers over a medium heat for 5 mins on each side until golden brown and cooked through.
8. Serve with salad leaves and tomato salsa and wholemeal bread baps if desired.