Ground turkey is hardly the stuff of flavor fireworks, but turkey sausage, preseasoned and ready to cook, tends to have great flavor right out of the package.
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 4
Ingredients
Summer Pickles
½
3
1
1
1
1
Assembly
8
1
4
4
Preparation
Summer Pickles
Step 1
Stir vinegar, sugar, salt, and garlic in a medium bowl until sugar and salt are dissolved. Add zucchini and onion. Let sit until slightly softened, 10–15 minutes.
Step 2
Do Ahead: Vegetables can be pickled 1 week ahead. Cover and chill.
Assembly
Step 3
Prepare a grill for medium-high, indirect heat (for a charcoal grill, bank coals on one side of grill; for a gas grill, leave one or two burners off). Oil grate. Grill bacon over indirect heat, moving around and turning as needed to minimize flare-ups (you can even briefly put it over direct heat to speed things up) until browned and crisp, 8–10 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
Step 4
Shape turkey sausage into 4 patties. Grill over direct heat, moving to indirect heat if browning too quickly, until browned and cooked through, 6–8 minutes. Top patties with cheese if desired and cook until melted, about 1 minute.
Step 5
Lightly toast buns while cheese is melting. Build burgers with buns, turkey patties, drained zucchini pickles, bacon, tomato, avocado, and lettuce.