Blood pressure reducing burgers

Use super-lean ground turkey breast in this burger, which provides a ton of protein with very little fat. What makes this version truly stellar is a secret chef's trick: mixing rich-tasting apple butter right into the burger mixture to make it juicier. Stuff the burgers with a mixture of grilled apples, onions and sage for extra flavour.

This takes 10 minutes of preparation and only 20 minutes to cook. Here's how to do it:

• 4 slices onion, 1-cm (1/2-in) thick
• 1 Gala apple, cored, peeled and cut into 8 wedges
• 7 ml (1 1/2 tsp) dried sage or poultry seasoning, divided
• 2 ml (1/2 tsp) salt, divided
•  2 ml (1/4 tsp) ground black pepper, divided
• 750 g (1 1/2 lbs) ground turkey breast
• 30 ml (2 tbsp) apple butter
• 15 ml (1 tbsp) chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 4 thin whole wheat buns, toasted

1. Heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat. Coat the onion slices and apple wedges with cooking spray and put on the grill. Cook until browned on both sides, about four minutes per side for the onion and three minutes per side for the apple
2. .Finely chop the grilled onion and apple and transfer to a small bowl. Mix in four millilitres (3/4 teaspoon) of the sage or poultry seasoning and a pinch each of the salt and pepper; let cool.
3. Using your hands, mix the turkey, apple butter, parsley, remaining two millilitres (1/2 teaspoon) sage or poultry seasoning and remaining salt and pepper in a medium bowl until well blended; do not overmix.
4. Using a light touch, form into eight patties no more than one-centimetre (1/2-inch) thick.Put a portion of the apple mixture in the centre of each of four patties; top with the remaining patties and press together, taking care to seal the edges well.
5. Coat the burgers with cooking spray and grill (with the grill lid down) four to five minutes per side for medium to medium-well 65°C to 70°C (150°F to 160°F) internal temperature. Serve them on the buns.

Garnish with spinach, mushrooms and onions to give this healthy burger even more iron and beta-carotene. Or you can go low carb and serve on a dark, leafy fresh green instead of the bun. Enjoy!