Chicken Chorizo Burgers with Cumin-Lime Quick Pickles

Chicken chorizo burger topped with tomato lettuce and pickles.

Chicken Chorizo Burgers with Cumin-Lime Quick Pickles

These Chicken Chorizo Burgers nail it when it comes to flavor and texture. The chorizo adds just enough pizzaz to make this a juicy burger that you'll want to make over and over

Course Main Course Chicken

Cuisine American/Mexican

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 172kcal

Author Lea Ann Brown

Ingredients

For the chorizo burgers
1 pound of ground chicken thighs or chicken breast
½ pound Mexican chorizo sausage bulk chorizo
¼ onion grated
2 cloves garlic grated
Pepper to taste
For the quick pickles
2 ½ cups Persian cucumbers or baby cucumbers, or english cucumbers
Pinch of kosher salt
½ cup rice wine vinegar
2 limes zest and juice
1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon smoked sea salt
1 pinch salt

Instructions

If you bought Mexican chorizo links, begin by removing the casing from the chorizo sausage (slice with a paring knife and pull off). Cut the chorizo into small pieces and add it to the ground chicken. Grate in the onion and garlic. Add pepper.
Mix together gently, being careful not to over mix.
Form patties and cook in a grill pan or cast iron skillet. Tent with foil towards the end to insure they are no longer pink inside (about 160 F).
To build the burgers, start with a toasted bun and the chorizo chicken patty. Top with a few of the quick pickles (recipe below), a slice of tomato and some lettuce.
For the Quick Pickles: Begin by slicing the small cucumbers into the pickle shape, using the slicing blade on your food processor.
Extract some of the water from the cucumbers by placing them in a colander, adding a pinch of salt, and letting it drain for about 2 hours. This helps the cucumbers ready to absorb flavors.
After draining, build the quick pickling liquid. Combine the vinegar, lime zest and juice, cumin, garlic powder, smoked peppercorns and salt. Pour over the cucumbers and let sit for about an hour before topping the burgers with the quick pickles!

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