Name: Tamarind-Glazed Turkey Burgers
Yield: Makes 8
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons canola oil; 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger; ½ cup tamarind concentrate; ½ cup honey; ¼ cup water; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; ½ cup mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 red jalapeño chile with seeds, minced; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; ½ cup chopped green onions; 2½ pounds ground natural turkey; 8 4-inch-diameter rolls (such as potato or kaiser), split horizontally; 8 large thin red onion slices; 8 large ⅓-inch-thick tomato slices; 8 lettuce leaves

Side view of a thick burger dripping with glaze topped with red onions tomato and lettuce on a bun.

Photo by Brian Leatart

As culinary director for Balducci's, Katy Sparks brought take-out food to a whole new level. Instead of the typical fried chicken and heavy potato salad, the market offers horseradish-crusted salmon and grilled fingerling potatoes with lemon. In this recipe she's taken the often-bland turkey burger to a higher plane, with the addition of tamarind.

Test-kitchen tip:

Combine and shape the turkey mixture gently to ensure moist turkey burgers. Meat that is overworked becomes too compact and results in dry burgers.

Recipe notes

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