I don’t know anyone who would say Monday is there favorite day. I sure wouldn’t. BUT the exciting thing about Mondays is that I have an entire refrigerator and counter full of new fresh fruits and veggies to eat and cook with. Exciting, right?!
I do my grocery shopping on Sundays and then spend a good chunk of the day (post-brunch, obviously) prepping and cooking in my kitchen. Sometimes it’s fun and calming, other times it’s like a wild tornado went through my kitchen leaving me with vegetable fragments and a plethora of dirty dishes. It’s usually the latter. Still fun though.
I’m a huge grocery shopping fan. I could wander around for ages, just slowly meandering aisle-to-aisle filling up my basket. Sometimes this happens – usually when I don’t have a list written out – and all of a sudden my basket is 50 pounds and I need to switch to a cart. Actually, it’s been happening a lot lately. I bet the cashiers think I am buying food to feed a small family. Nope, joke is on them. It’s just me. I blame it on the pineapple. Pineapples take up quite a bit of space in a shopping basket.
Speaking of pineapples! Look at this. Heavenly. This is why I was excited for today. I got to eat this gorgeous pineapple for my morning snack.
Anyways. Moral of the story is always go grocery shopping with a list. It’s like going to Target. In order to be in and out in a reasonable amount of time you need to be completely mentally prepared and focused. Tough stuff.
So yes, I ate pineapple today and it made me happy. I also ate a turkey burger that I cooked up yesterday during my kitchen tornado. Not just a plain ole turkey burger though, I mixed the meat with onion, kale, jalapeño, lime juice, and cumin. Then I topped it with avocado, tomatoes, a swirl of sriracha, an extra squeeze of lime and ate it with a lettuce bun made from a few romaine leaves. Again, this is why I was excited.
Let’s be real though, I probably would have been just as happy with a plain ole turkey burger. I guess we will never know…
- 1 ¼ lbs lean ground turkey
- 2-3 cups of kale, finely chopped
- ¼ cup diced onion
- 1 jalapeño, diced
- 1 ¼ tsp cumin
- Juice from half a lime
- Salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste
- Tomato
- Avocado
- Romaine
- Sriracha
- Limes
- Combine all the ingredients into a large bowl. I used a large spoon and progressed to my hands. A food processor would work well too.
- Form the mixture into 5 equal sized patties.
- Place in a George Forman grill for about 5 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. You could also broil or fry them.
- Serving suggestion: Top the burger with avocado, tomatoes, a swirl of sriracha, and an extra squeeze of lime. Create a lettuce bun with a couple of romaine leaves.
