Herbed Chicken Burgers with Spicy Aioli

By DailyMeals • May 26, 2011 • 1 Comments

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Author Notes: This recipe was inspired by my abundance of herbs, and my love of any type of burger. I hope you like it. - DailyMeals - DailyMeals

Food52 Review: The chicken burgers were excellent -- full of flavor and moist as could be. I did throw in a small handful of bread crumbs, but I'm not sure they were needed. The aioli had lots of bright flavors from the lemon, vinegar and mustard. I think there might be other ways to add heat rather than the cayenne, ways that would also add more flavor. Bravo to DailyMeals for a burger done well. - annalea - annalea

Makes approx 5

Chicken Burger

500 grams ground organic chicken
1 clove garlic, finely diced
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped
5 basil leaves, chopped
1 farm fresh egg
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon pepper
butter lettuce
brioche buns, toasted
5 slices gruyere cheese

Spice Aioli

2 egg yolks
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon grainy mustard
3/4 cups light olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 garlic clove, chopped

Mix the first 8 ingredients together and form burgers(it will be pretty moist, but there is nothing worse than dry chicken). If the mix is too wet add some breadcrumbs. Gently cook in a skillet for about 5 minutes on each side.
While the burgers cook, make your aioli. Add the egg yolks and half the lemon juice and cider vinegar into blender or bowl. Add a few drops of oil and blend or whisk until you create an emulsion. Add garlic, remaining lemon and vinegar and start to drizzle in oil very slowly.
Once you have a nice mayo like consistency, add the mustard, cayenne, and salt.
Add cheese to your burgers and cover for a couple of minutes to melt the cheese. At the same time, toast the buns in the oven.
Slather your aioli onto buns, add lettuce and then your burger. Enjoy!