Tarragon-Mustard Burgers

Name: Tarragon-Mustard Burgers
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: ground chicken; tomato paste; tarragon leaves; tomatoes; english muffins; butter; dijon mustard; vinegar; sour cream, light; tarragon leaves; salt; black pepper; red pepper flakes

Submitted by julesp

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

15 min

READY

30 min

Ingredients

1 ¼

POUNDS GROUND CHICKEN
or turkey

TEASPOONS TOMATO PASTE

TEASPOON TARRAGON LEAVES

EACH TOMATOES
slices

EACH ENGLISH MUFFINS
split and *

1 ½

TABLESPOONS BUTTER
or margarine

1 ½

TABLESPOONS DIJON MUSTARD

TABLESPOON VINEGAR
tarragon

CUP SOUR CREAM, LIGHT

TEASPOON TARRAGON LEAVES

X SALT
kosher, add to taste *

X BLACK PEPPER
add to taste *

X RED PEPPER FLAKES
red, add to taste *

Directions

Prepare grill or preheat broiler.

In medium bowl, combine chicken or turkey, tomato paste, tarragon, salt and pepper.

Form into 4 to 5 burgers and grill or broil 4 to 6 minutes on each side until burgers are cooked through and spring back to the touch.

Place a slice of tomato and a burger on top of each muffin half.

Top with warm Tarragon-Mustard sauce (recipe below).

Serve, garnished with sprigs of fresh tarragon if desired.

TARRAGON-MUSTARD SAUCE: In top of double boiler blend, 1½ tablespoon butter, 1½ tablespoon Dijon mustard. Remove from heat; add 1 tablespoon tarragon vinegar. Stir in ¼ cup light sour cream and ¼ teaspoon dried tarragon leaves. Season to taste with salt, ground black and ground red pepper to taste.