Fall

Minty Spicy Ground Turkey

July  2, 2012
3
1 Ratings
Photo by Judy at My Well Seasoned Life
  • Serves 4
Author Notes

This is a quick easy recipe to serve hot with rice or cold wrapped in lettuce. —Judy at My Well Seasoned Life

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 2 teaspoons Ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons Ground coriander
  • 2 teaspoons Ground turmeric
  • 4 Cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 Inch piece of fresh ginger
  • 1/2 Medium onion chopped
  • 1/2 bunch Mint leaves cleaned and coarsely chopped
  • 2 Stalks of green onions sliced
  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
Directions
  1. Sometimes Nahid chops the garlic, ginger and onion, sometimes she throws them in a blender and purees them. The choice is yours
  2. Heat a medium sized saute pan. Add olive oil. Add Cumin, coriander, turmeric, chopped garlic, ginger and onion. And cook for two minutes.
  3. Add turkey. Breaking up the meat into small pieces, toss with spices and brown. Cook until done about 5-10 minutes
  4. Add mint and green onions. Toss. Add salt and pepper.
  5. Serve over basmati rice.
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1 Review

Ticketytwo November 9, 2014
Ive made this many times, including tonight. I usually amp up the spices and add west Indian bird peppers for heat. It's delicious and easy to make. I usually put it on top of quinoa and serve with sautéed book choy.