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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Main Dishes » Chicken and Turkey » Turkey Patties With Cilantro And Basil Sauce

    Turkey Patties with Cilantro and Basil Sauce

    Oct 10, 2011 · Modified: Oct 6, 2021 by Erica Dinho · 16 Comments

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    Turkey Patties with Cilantro and Basil Sauce

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 16 votes
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    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Colombian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 pound ground turkey
    • ½ cup bread crumbs
    • 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • 1 teaspoon paprika
    • 1 egg
    • Salt and ground pepper to taste
    • ½ cup grated onion
    • Olive oil to cook the patties
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
    • 2 tablespoon white vinegar
    • ¼ cup olive oil
    • ¼ cup packed fresh basil leaves
    • ¼ cup packed fresh cilantro
    • 1 garlic clove

    Instructions
     

    • In a large bowl, combine the turkey, bread crumbs, cilantro, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper, egg and the onion. Using your hands, mix together the ingredients until evenly distributed.
    • Divide the mixture into equal portions and form each into a patty.
    • Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
    • Cook the patties, turning once, until opaque throughout, about 6 minutes per side.
    • Serve the patties with the cilantro-basil sauce on the side.
    • To make the sauce: In a food processor, combine all the ingredients. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper.
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    My oldest son loves food made with ground meat, such as meatloaf, meatballs and hamburgers. So, I am always looking for ways to make him dishes using ground beef or pork.

    My mother-in-law's food choices always lean toward health foods and she uses ground turkey to make her meatloaf. The other day I tried it for the first time and to my surprise, I liked it!

    After that turkey meatloaf, I decided to cook some ground turkey recipes for my son and these Turkey Patties with Cilantro and Basil sauce is one of them. It was delicious!

    Buen provecho!

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    About Erica Dinho

    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    Comments

    1. Belinda @zomppa

      October 10, 2011 at 9:06 am

      5 stars
      I'm with your son - and love this sauce. I could eat cilantro and basil like there is no tomorrow.

      Reply
    2. gloria

      October 10, 2011 at 10:18 am

      5 stars
      Esto se ve super rico Erica!! Sounds absolutely nice!! gloria

      Reply
    3. Beatriz

      October 10, 2011 at 11:14 am

      5 stars
      Hola, soy colombiana y me encantan tus recetas pero me gustaría que las pusieras también en español y con los nombres con los que puedo encontrar los ingredientes acá. De veras sé que sería una buena idea para mí y para muchas

      Reply
      • Erica

        October 22, 2011 at 8:41 am

        5 stars
        Beatriz, Ese es mi proximo proyecto! Gracias por visitar my pagina!

        Reply
    4. Juliana

      October 10, 2011 at 3:09 pm

      5 stars
      Wow Erica, these turkey patties look delicious especially paired with this basil sauce...beautiful presentation as well.
      Hope you have a great week ahead 🙂

      Reply
    5. Lyndsey

      October 10, 2011 at 4:07 pm

      5 stars
      We love ground turkey patties. I use many ground meats except beef (it just doesn't agree with me) so I am always looking for new recipes tor try. This sounds so good with the basil sauce. I like how you added the cilantro to the sauce and the meat balls!

      Reply
    6. Kalyn

      October 10, 2011 at 7:50 pm

      5 stars
      Definitely sounds good to me!

      Reply
    7. Chris

      October 11, 2011 at 4:32 pm

      5 stars
      To me ground turkey is boring but you have really seasoned it up really well and paired it with that savory basil/cilantro sauce.

      Reply
    8. Erica

      October 22, 2011 at 8:40 am

      5 stars
      Thank you guys!

      Reply
    9. Kitty

      November 17, 2011 at 10:02 am

      5 stars
      This sounds fabulous! Even more so since I still have basil and cilantro in the garden because we haven't had a hard freeze here yet. In fact all your recipes with ground meat look delicious. We use at least 2 lbs of ground turkey a week.

      Reply
    10. israel

      December 14, 2011 at 11:57 am

      5 stars
      this looks freking goooooooddddddd!!!!!! perfect for my project.

      Reply
    11. israel

      December 14, 2011 at 11:59 am

      5 stars
      this tastes sooo good!!!

      Reply
    12. Anonymous

      February 05, 2018 at 5:12 pm

      5 stars
      I love this recipe so much, thank you! I replace the breadcrumbs with almond meal, it’s delicious.

      Reply
      • Anonymous

        October 25, 2018 at 2:16 pm

        5 stars
        Good idea on the almond meal I'll try that next time.

        Reply
    13. Stella Londono Isaza

      October 25, 2018 at 2:14 pm

      5 stars
      I loved this recipe! Delicious and with cilantro, forget it, I could have cilantro on anything. I've used various recipes and I thank you so much for creating this webpage... always brings back memories of my parents cooking these delicious foods! Que viva Colombia y sus comidas tan deliciousas!!

      Reply
    14. Stella Londono Isaza

      October 25, 2018 at 2:15 pm

      5 stars
      I loved this recipe! Delicious and with cilantro, forget it, I could have cilantro on anything. I've used various recipes and I thank you so much for creating this webpage... always brings back memories of my parents cooking these delicious foods! Que viva Colombia y sus comidas tan deliciousas!!

      Reply

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