Chicken Apple Burger

Ingredients: (Serves 4)

1 pound ground chicken
1 large red onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup plain dry breadcrumbs
2 large green apples, such as Granny Smith (for a tart taste) or Golden Delicious (for a sweet taste), peeled and coarsely grated
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage leaves
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey
4 whole-wheat hamburger buns, split
3 ounces watercress sprigs, large stalks discarded 


Directions:

1    In a large bowl, place the chicken, onion, breadcrumbs, apples, sage, thyme, salt, and pepper. Using your hands, mix the ingredients together until the ingredients are distributed evenly throughout. Wet your hands, then divide the mixture into 4 equal portions, and shape each into a burger about 4 inches in diameter and 1 1/2-inches thick. Chill the burgers for 1 hour to firm up the meat and make it easier to hold together while it cooks.
2    Preheat the grill or broiler to high. Place burgers on a rack about 6 inches from the source of heat. Grill or broil the burgers, turning them once, until they are golden brown on both sides and just until they are still juicy but cooked through completely.
3    While the burgers cook, mix the mustard and honey in a small cup. On a flat surface, open the 4 buns with the soft cut sides up. Spread the cut sides of both the tops and bottoms of the buns with the honey mustard. Pile one-fourth of the watercress on the bottom of each bun.
4    When the burgers are ready, transfer a burger to the bottom of each bun, placing it on top of the watercress. Cover with the top of the bun and serve immediately. 

Per burger: 364 cal, 5 g fat (1 g sat), 49 g carbs, 34 g protein, 6 g fiber, 64 mg chol, 872 mg sodium